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    Gavin Newsom proposes a California digital software tax

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    1. DaveTheHungry on

      Wow I didn’t realize how inconsistent software taxing was across states.

      > Newsom’s proposal would have to be approved by the California legislature. He called for state lawmakers to make the new tax effective January 1, 2027. Newsom said 35 other states already tax digital prewritten software, and 24 states have a SaaS tax.

    2. Nullhitter on

      Talk about double and in some cases triple dipping on taxes. I’d like an explanation on what digital software isn’t getting taxed today. I can purchase windows 11 on Amazon and will get taxed when I enter checkout.

    3. USPS_Nerd on

      “As someone who lives near a Best Buy, I’m at Best Buy often,” Newsom told reporters during a news conference. “And I’m paying sales tax on a lot of this prewritten software

      Fuck… you… tell me what you are buying at Best Buy, because guess what the answer is nothing. And what the fuck is “prewritten software”? You mean a physical copy?

      This is just another reason to finger point at why people hate democrats (and this is coming from a democratic supporter)… all you lean towards is any way to tax people, meanwhile you’re ignoring all of the fucking important issues that are really impacting this state. FUCK YOU

    5. TemperateStone on

      He wants to tax YOU but he doesn’t want to tax the 1% billionaires.

    6. LumpyFlint on

      > “As someone who lives near a Best Buy, I’m at Best Buy often,” Newsom told reporters during a news conference. “And I’m paying sales tax on a lot of this prewritten software. And then I find out that all my friends that aren’t near a Best Buy, they’re downloading and they are not paying sales tax. How is that fair?”

      Is this seriously the best the DNC can come up with? What year do these people live in? America is toast.

    8. BroForceOne on

      We’re so cooked if this is the best the Democrats can give us next election.

    9. pandasgorawr on

      I have to research this tax more because it’s not very clear from this article what isn’t being taxed. And I say that as someone who manages a sizable budget at a tech startup and we pay taxes on a lot of our SaaS and other software invoices.

    10. IcyHeadTime on

      And if Newsom doesn’t get it done, then Becerra will.

      This state is fucked because liberals never learn. They keep taxing us lower/middle classes and do their best to avoid raising taxes on billionaires. And then they wonder why people are leaving the state.

      Stop voting corporate Dems in damnit!!

    11. awkward_triforce on

      TIL Californians don’t pay sales tax on digital software…must be nice

    14. beepbeepbubblegum on

      i frankly think there’s more important things to worry about but what do i know

    19. bonnielovely on

      this tax supposedly will add $550 million to the budget this year & $1 billion next year & subsequent years. however, taxing the billionaires at 4% flat would be $8-20 billion annually. this is a waste of our tax dollars & gavin newsom proves again he doesn’t actually care about the economy

    20. Thizzenie on

      Im voting for Tom because CA democrats are not backing him. Im done getting tax all the time for living why the tech bros her pay less taxes

    22. ChipsAhoy2022 on

      It’s time for California to lower taxes on the middle class or risk further forking this K economy leading to anarchy and record homelessness.

    23. CallRespiratory on

      Hell yeah brother glad to see we have a politician worried about the problems effecting everyday Americans.

      /Hard S

    24. sandbrah on

      Remember when he raised minimum wage for California fast food workers, EXCEPT for Panera bread? One of the major owners of Panera is Newsom‘s old friend and classmate.

    28. FavRootWorker on

      Yeah…No. How about we stop the taxes here in CA. We got nothing left to give.

    30. NeuralNexus on

      Hell no. This would be a disaster for the state.

      CA needs to get its budget under control. State tax burden is too high.

    31. KuroKageB on

      I continue to despise Newsom and fail to understand why people want someone like him to run for President.

    33. RedditorSinceTomorro on

      Easy way to sway the vote away from blue in the upcoming midterms. Make people hate the current guy so much they go with the other party. What a clown

    34. Own-Professor-6157 on

      Fuck off with the taxes. California taxes everything already. Tax spending is HORRIBLY allocated in California. Wanna know why your electricity bill is so high? All the funding was cut/rejected.

      Only reason all these taxes exist is because they purposely use misleading text on the ballot. It’s legal misdirection masquerading as democracy.