Because one free Carlos Slim Obamaphone is never enough.
“I hope the news of this tax spreads widely. I am sure it will be very popular, “
I used to cringe every time California did something politically stupid. However, now, I relax secure in the knowledge they have done something that brings them closer to revolt. (Of course, like our open border with the rest of the third world, California’s open border allows them to export their potential revolutionaries to other states; slowing down the pace of the political pendulum. Not sure how this will all play out.)
Those Californians sure LOVE to be taxed. They are so civilized, not like those French.
I guess we get to pay these CA taxes on the free Obama-phones used in CA(including those that illegals get)
Will Mexifornians dump Apples?
Again?
It’s Cully4neeya, who cares?
Don’t care. California voters have made their bed, I don’t care what crazy stuff their far-left legislature and Governor foist on them.
Next, Commiefornia will tax the air you breathe.
Good way to lose your youth voter base.
Seems like two areas to tax to pay for them would be rather simple changes...
For the utilities commission, simply charge the sales tax on the retail price of the cell phone they’re getting for ‘free’ (aka on the taxpayer dime.) After all, everyone ELSE has to pay the sales taxes on phones carriers give away. And trust me, no one’s going to walk away going ‘$20 in taxes is too much to pay’, they’ll just whine a little.
And while they’re at it, also remove the free bags from food stamp recipients. The rest of us have to schlep the bags to the market, they can too.
I wish my state would tax only text messages sent by teenagers. Double if they’re in a car.
Good for them!
You like that big government every election? Then embrace the suck!
We should mass text people there every day just to get them to respond and lose money.
They just want to make sure EVERYONE shows up for the ‘revolution’ at the right time and in the right place!
Lol, everyone will just resort to Whatsapp, LINE, and other internet based texting.
Hahaha.
They won’t be happy until they’ve driven all out of the state except the government workers and the “endangered species animals” and redwood trees.
There, finished.
I think Tim Cook and Apple is missing an opportunity.
Lure these tax idea loonies government workers away, give them big salaries...tell them to think of product ideas the state could tax the production of each, make some or the final assembly in the U.S., and voila, product lull is solved. You have to know all Californians use Apple stuff, so they’ll be well versed already. The other Californians will cheer...
Go for it. Let the people feel the pain.
We must realize, with every further confiscation of rights and freedoms in CA, they drive out more of their citizens. This is bad for the rest of the country. The disease of liberalism spreads when Californians move and vote.
Only California would create a virtual Stamp Act, counting on Californians to be so chickenschiff that they won’t stand up to it.