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edit: I'm commenting on the legal aspect of it, not saying CA should tax all WhatsUp messages. But they tax bread so... Nah, they tax TV stations and newspaper

edit: I'm commenting on the legal aspect of it, not saying CA should tax all WhatsUp messages. But they tax bread so... Nah, they tax TV stations and newspapers too. It's just a tax not targeted at free speech. 99.999% are "what he cheated on you again????" and "I just ate mcDonalds" type messages. They want to tax all messages and all services so it's likely to be kosher. I pay local tax on my phone bill....free speech my @ss, just a tax.

inferiorhuman 8y ago
California taxes hot food under the premise that it's been prepared at a restaurant (e.g. hot pastrami sandwich). Cold food is not (e.g. a head of lettuce) under the guise that it's less of a luxury. There is an exception for bakeries and even a hot loaf of bread is not taxed in California unless you were to eat it at the bakery.
- mc32 8y ago
  It that what's behind the "Are you having it here or taking it to go?" even when you ask for a disposable cup for the coffee?
  - inferiorhuman 8y ago
    Yep. It's an attempt at a nuanced tax policy that doesn't translate well into sound bites.