I hope the idiots in Trenton don't see this, NJ is only #29 ... we need to be NUMBER ONE on all taxes!!!
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wireless Taxes at an All-Time High View this email in your browser > <http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=fefb55dc846b4d629857464f8&id=153b1bd03a&e=e8dfe8119a> > [image: > Tax Foundation] > <http://TaxFoundation.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=fefb55dc846b4d629857464f8&id=583cf62d95&e=e8dfe8119a> > Wireless Taxes Continue to Rise to an All-Time High > <http://TaxFoundation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fefb55dc846b4d629857464f8&id=63b09bf0aa&e=e8dfe8119a> > > U.S. wireless consumers pay a combined rate of nearly 18 percent in > combined federal, state, and local taxes and fees on their cell phone > bills, according to our latest report. > <http://TaxFoundation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fefb55dc846b4d629857464f8&id=96cc4e34e6&e=e8dfe8119a>This > rate is comprised of the recently increased 6.46 percent federal rate and > an average 11.5 percent state-local rate. > > The report’s key findings include: > > - The five states with the highest state-local rates are: Washington > State (18.69 percent), Nebraska (18.53 percent), New York (17.9 percent), > Illinois (17.46 percent), and Missouri (14.79 percent). > - The five states with the lowest state-local rates are: Oregon (1.80 > percent), Nevada (1.95 percent), Idaho (2.17 percent), Montana (6.11 > percent), and Delaware (6.29 percent). > - Five cities—Chicago, Baltimore, Omaha, New York City, and > Seattle—now have effective tax rates in excess of 25 percent of the > customer bill. > - The average rates of taxes and fees on wireless telephone services > are more than two times higher than the average sales tax rates that apply > to most other taxable goods and services. > - Excessive taxes on wireless consumers disproportionately impact > poorer families. > > Facing continual revenue challenges, some states and cities have resorted > to targeting wireless customers as a source for additional revenue. > Although governments need efficient taxes to raise necessary revenue, there > are compelling reasons as to why lawmakers should look elsewhere before > expanding wireless taxes, fees, and surcharges. > Read the Report > <http://TaxFoundation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fefb55dc846b4d629857464f8&id=99dfa25ebe&e=e8dfe8119a> > > > > > > This email was sent to [email protected] > *why did I get this?* > <http://TaxFoundation.us1.list-manage.com/about?u=fefb55dc846b4d629857464f8&id=8387957ec9&e=e8dfe8119a&c=153b1bd03a> > unsubscribe from this list > <http://TaxFoundation.us1.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=fefb55dc846b4d629857464f8&id=8387957ec9&e=e8dfe8119a&c=153b1bd03a> > update subscription preferences > <http://TaxFoundation.us1.list-manage1.com/profile?u=fefb55dc846b4d629857464f8&id=8387957ec9&e=e8dfe8119a> > Tax Foundation · 1325 G St NW · Suite 950 · Washington, DC 20005 · USA > > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- brine http://brineb.blogspot.com/ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
