crunchgear.com - 12/17/2008
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What a time to be alive, friends! New York’s governor David Patterson (above), who owes his job to Elliot Spitzer’s private stupidity , has proposed a budget that includes 88 new fees and taxes . Among the newly taxed items is the iPod (and other portable media players) as well ...
alleyinsider.com - 12/18/2008
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alleyinsider.com —
The record labels couldn't do it, but New
York's Governor wants to make Apple (AAPL) iTunes shoppers...
pay more than 99 cents per song. Much of Wall Street is gone now and so are the fat tax revenues it used to earn for New York state. In order to ...
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New York Governor Proposes iPod Tax (AAPL)
blogs.barrons.com - 12/18/2008
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blogs.barrons.com —
New York Gov. David Paterson has proposed a
4% “iPod Tax” on the sale of downloaded music...
and other “digitally delivered entertainment services,” according to the AP and various other publications. Paterson, struggling to ...
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N.Y. Gov Proposes 4% “iPod Tax” On Digital Downloads
nypost.com - 12/16/2008
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nypost.com —
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday
proposed a $121.1 billion state budget for the 2009-10...
fiscal year that includes some layoffs and a cut in school aid while mostly holding overall spending flat from the current fiscal year...
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GOV PROPOSES NEW BUDGET FOR NEW YORK
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New Yorkers Brace for Taxes on Music, Movies
Wired: Epicenter —
... The so-called "iPod tax" would not tax iPods, as is being reported elsewhere. Instead, new state and local taxes would apply to songs, movies, ebooks and other digital content downloaded for playback on iPods and other devices, and possibly to streaming content as well. ...
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The Register 12/17/2008
Four-cent proposal twists knickers It's a sign of the digital times: New York's governor proposes a state budget that slashes spending on education and healthcare, lays off hundreds of workers, and increases taxes on everything from cigars to beer ...