[HN Gopher] Maryland becomes first state in the nation to tax di...
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       Maryland becomes first state in the nation to tax digital
       advertising
        
       Author : nixass
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2021-02-12 22:03 UTC (58 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | vmception wrote:
       | Target: all of US, exclude Maryland
       | 
       | This is just a software update from being viable
        
         | polka_haunts_us wrote:
         | What would this mean, digital advertisers just refuse to
         | advertise in Maryland?
         | 
         | Shit, sign me up for a plane ticket (or VPN bouncing from
         | Maryland) right now.
        
       | lifeplusplus wrote:
       | this adds entry-barriers and further strengthens current giants
        
         | Ekaros wrote:
         | Limits don't seem too bad 100 million of global revenue or 1m
         | local. At least on local level, it seems entirely reasonable.
         | If you can sell million worth of adds you can manage to pay
         | some taxes... And the rate is also lower than the big players.
         | 
         | Though, enforcing this is quite interesting.
        
       | Ekaros wrote:
       | Will they eat it, or increase the cost by 12%? Or maybe
       | surcharge?
       | 
       | Still, doesn't seem as worst thing to tax, if something specific
       | is taxed.
        
       | jschveibinz wrote:
       | I hate taxes just like everybody else. But when the economy moves
       | from physical to virtual, lawmakers are forced to do silly things
       | like this. It's quite possible that 5 years from now, this will
       | seem prescient.
        
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