Chicago kicks in 'cloud tax' on streaming services like Netflix

GrundleStiltzkin

That's not the peoples paradise I know
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/02/chicago-netflix-tax/

Swaye

Chicago. It sucks.

AtomicPiss

GrundleStiltzkin said:

That's not the peoples paradise I know
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/02/chicago-netflix-tax/

thanks Taft

2001400ex

Thanks Obama

CuntWaffle

Yea but Kansas.

topdawgnc

9% gawd damn.

The egg heads predict it will add 12 million to the city coffers.

Of course, people will cancel, so it will likely only suck 10 million out of the state's economy.

My Chicago based sales guy, just submitted for a transfer to Dallas. It will be an immediate 15% in the bank tangible pay increase for him ... no difference in salary or commissions.

He can also buy a 3k sq ft house for an equivalent priced condo in Chi-Town.

2001400ex

topdawgnc said:

9% gawd damn.

The egg heads predict it will add 12 million to the city coffers.

Of course, people will cancel, so it will likely only suck 10 million out of the state's economy.

My Chicago based sales guy, just submitted for a transfer to Dallas. It will be an immediate 15% in the bank tangible pay increase for him ... no difference in salary or commissions.

He can also buy a 3k sq ft house for an equivalent priced condo in Chi-Town.

Who the fuck wants to live in Dallas? Or Chicago for that matter.

BallSacked

topdawgnc said:

9% gawd damn.

The egg heads predict it will add 12 million to the city coffers.

Of course, people will cancel, so it will likely only suck 10 million out of the state's economy.

My Chicago based sales guy, just submitted for a transfer to Dallas. It will be an immediate 15% in the bank tangible pay increase for him ... no difference in salary or commissions.

He can also buy a 3k sq ft house for an equivalent priced condo in Chi-Town.

Why would Chicagoans canceling Netflix & HBOGO (California Companies) or Spotify (Sweeden?) impact Illinois' economy?

Don't get me wrong - The Tax is 100% ChicagoFS and seems pretty illegal, but it shouldn't have much impact on the local economy, if anything it could be a benefit as people redirect entertainment $ back into local options instead of California tech companies.

GrundleStiltzkin

BallSacked said:

topdawgnc said:

9% gawd damn.

The egg heads predict it will add 12 million to the city coffers.

Of course, people will cancel, so it will likely only suck 10 million out of the state's economy.

My Chicago based sales guy, just submitted for a transfer to Dallas. It will be an immediate 15% in the bank tangible pay increase for him ... no difference in salary or commissions.

He can also buy a 3k sq ft house for an equivalent priced condo in Chi-Town.

Why would Chicagoans canceling Netflix & HBOGO (California Companies) or Spotify (Sweeden?) impact Illinois' economy?

Don't get me wrong - The Tax is 100% ChicagoFS and seems pretty illegal, but it shouldn't have much impact on the local economy, if anything it could be a benefit as people redirect entertainment $ back into local options instead of California tech companies.

Like what, the corner Blockbuster?

BallSacked

GrundleStiltzkin said:

BallSacked said:

topdawgnc said:

9% gawd damn.

The egg heads predict it will add 12 million to the city coffers.

Of course, people will cancel, so it will likely only suck 10 million out of the state's economy.

My Chicago based sales guy, just submitted for a transfer to Dallas. It will be an immediate 15% in the bank tangible pay increase for him ... no difference in salary or commissions.

He can also buy a 3k sq ft house for an equivalent priced condo in Chi-Town.

Why would Chicagoans canceling Netflix & HBOGO (California Companies) or Spotify (Sweeden?) impact Illinois' economy?

Don't get me wrong - The Tax is 100% ChicagoFS and seems pretty illegal, but it shouldn't have much impact on the local economy, if anything it could be a benefit as people redirect entertainment $ back into local options instead of California tech companies.

Like what, the corner Blockbuster?

I don't know? Beer, Sausage and deep dish pizza?

Poont is Netflix, Spotify, HBO, Xbox losing business probably isn't a meaningful negative impact in the state of Illinois. Which is why the money grab makes sense to Rahm & Co. HTH.

HFNY

They gotta pay for those bloated pensions.

Plus, many baby-boomer city paper pushers in the unions are retiring at 55 to 65 so they have to hire new / younger people to replace them and start paying for their health care, pensions, and salary + OT as well.

Some California cities and counties have that problem, where they have to pay for 3 city police forces. 1 that is already retired, 1 that is full of baby-boomers and about to retire, and another one they'll have to hire to replace the baby-boomers.

Cops can also retire at an absurdly young age. As young as 52 or 55 in some parts.

BallSacked said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

BallSacked said:

topdawgnc said:

9% gawd damn.

The egg heads predict it will add 12 million to the city coffers.

Of course, people will cancel, so it will likely only suck 10 million out of the state's economy.

My Chicago based sales guy, just submitted for a transfer to Dallas. It will be an immediate 15% in the bank tangible pay increase for him ... no difference in salary or commissions.

He can also buy a 3k sq ft house for an equivalent priced condo in Chi-Town.

Why would Chicagoans canceling Netflix & HBOGO (California Companies) or Spotify (Sweeden?) impact Illinois' economy?

Don't get me wrong - The Tax is 100% ChicagoFS and seems pretty illegal, but it shouldn't have much impact on the local economy, if anything it could be a benefit as people redirect entertainment $ back into local options instead of California tech companies.

Like what, the corner Blockbuster?

I don't know? Beer, Sausage and deep dish pizza?

Poont is Netflix, Spotify, HBO, Xbox losing business probably isn't a meaningful negative impact in the state of Illinois. Which is why the money grab makes sense to Rahm & Co. HTH.

bananasnblondes

Won't the tax work out to be like $1a month? I doubt that many people will cancel their service bease of that. You can't even get a blow job from a toothless hookers in an abandoned factory for $1 anymore

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

bananasnblondes said:

Won't the tax work out to be like $1a month? I doubt that many people will cancel their service bease of that. You can't even get a blow job from a toothless hookers in an abandoned factory for $1 anymore

Disagree.

Fire_Marshall_Bill

Regressive tax

What is a regressive tax? It's a tax that disproportionately affects the middle class and poor.

Ex: Puppy makes $60,000 a yr as a poll dancer at the gay strip club.

Chatch makes $600 k $6,000,000 $600,000,000 a year from his hedge mgr job and gaybob porn sites..

The regressive taxes don't affect Chatch. At all.

AtomicPiss

bananasnblondes said:

Won't the tax work out to be like $1a month? I doubt that many people will cancel their service bease of that. You can't even get a blow job from a toothless hookers in an abandoned factory for $1 anymore

If we're going to start bashing $1 blow jobs from toothless hookers in abandoned factories, I AM OUT.

Doogles

DerekJohnson said:

bananasnblondes said:

Won't the tax work out to be like $1a month? I doubt that many people will cancel their service bease of that. You can't even get a blow job from a toothless hookers in an abandoned factory for $1 anymore

If we're going to start bashing $1 blow jobs from toothless hookers in abandoned factories, I AM OUT.

It's really sad to see how far DJ has fallen.

sarktastic

BallSacked said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

BallSacked said:

topdawgnc said:

9% gawd damn.

The egg heads predict it will add 12 million to the city coffers.

Of course, people will cancel, so it will likely only suck 10 million out of the state's economy.

My Chicago based sales guy, just submitted for a transfer to Dallas. It will be an immediate 15% in the bank tangible pay increase for him ... no difference in salary or commissions.

He can also buy a 3k sq ft house for an equivalent priced condo in Chi-Town.

Why would Chicagoans canceling Netflix & HBOGO (California Companies) or Spotify (Sweeden?) impact Illinois' economy?

Don't get me wrong - The Tax is 100% ChicagoFS and seems pretty illegal, but it shouldn't have much impact on the local economy, if anything it could be a benefit as people redirect entertainment $ back into local options instead of California tech companies.

Like what, the corner Blockbuster?

I don't know? Beer, Sausage and deep dish pizza?

Poont is Netflix, Spotify, HBO, Xbox losing business probably isn't a meaningful negative impact in the state of Illinois. Which is why the money grab makes sense to Rahm & Co. HTH.

"Come to Illinois... where you can live technology FREE!"

PurpleThrobber

If you're wealthy enough to live in Chicago as a white man, 9% on your Netflix isn't going to mean shit.

If you're a black man, you're too busy shooting/getting shot at by other black men to worry about shit like a cloud tax.

topdawgnc

BallSacked said:

topdawgnc said:

9% gawd damn.

The egg heads predict it will add 12 million to the city coffers.

Of course, people will cancel, so it will likely only suck 10 million out of the state's economy.

My Chicago based sales guy, just submitted for a transfer to Dallas. It will be an immediate 15% in the bank tangible pay increase for him ... no difference in salary or commissions.

He can also buy a 3k sq ft house for an equivalent priced condo in Chi-Town.

Why would Chicagoans canceling Netflix & HBOGO (California Companies) or Spotify (Sweeden?) impact Illinois' economy?

Don't get me wrong - The Tax is 100% ChicagoFS and seems pretty illegal, but it shouldn't have much impact on the local economy, if anything it could be a benefit as people redirect entertainment $ back into local options instead of California tech companies.

It is 10 million that is being taken out of the economy.

That is 10 million that would have been spent elsewhere, however, it is going to pensions and other sunk costs.

Thanks.