Subtle Tax Increase on Satellite Use?
Sep 5th 2007ScottPolitics & Wyoming & conservatism & taxes
Note from the Editor:This post was originally slated for publication Sept. 4, 2007, Midnight MDT. Due to technical difficulties in a much-needed server transfer, the post was lost in the process. The following is a basic reconstruction of what was previously said. If in the event that the original post is discovered, this post will be removed.
So, the other day at my parents’, I noticed a new station on their Dish Network program guide, Ch. 211, right between CSPAN and CSPAN2. It offered one program entitled “Stop Unfair Satellite Tax.” Seems Congress is wanting to raise satellite use taxes. I wrote down the info and when I got home, did a Google for the amendment that the channel promoted and until the other day, had come up with very little that was “right now.”
One blogger did do a post on Monday. He seems to be opposed to the amendment on the grounds of what Dish is doing. That or said blogger thinks we all should have higher taxes, since undoubtedly Dish is not going to “eat the cost” of any tax increase. As far as I can tell, Dish is not forcing subscribers to call or even view ch. 211. They are merely asking people to support the cause they do, and if you disagree, no problem.
What I have found for historical perspective is that apparently this amendment would allow for satellite use related taxes to be streamlined rather than broken up. I’m all for easier tax systems, so this seems to make sense. You can get more info on the Streamlined Sales Tax Project website.
Today I took a look at GovTrack and came across some seemingly related bills that look interesting:
- H.R. 3396: Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act
- S. 34: Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act
- H.R. 1360: Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2007
- S. 785: Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2007
I certainly have more looking at to do at this, but I am all for simpler and lower taxes, so at the onset, I’m thinking that this issue is worthy of support. None of the Wyoming delegates were on the list, so presumably they’ve already given support to the Satellite Tax Fairness Amendment.
If any of you out there find out something new on this, please do not hesitate to comment on it here.
Tech Tags: Satellite Tax Fairness Amendment, Dish Network, political activism
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