Georgia might tax Netflix and downloads (Atlanta, Peachtree City: school, gated, sales tax)

[aslowdodge]

Originally Posted by bryantm3

St. Marlo, that explains a lot.

St Marlo? I don’t get it.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by aslowdodge

St Marlo? I don’t get it.

Neither do I...

[OhioNative]

Netflix and downloads? That’s fine as long as they don’t tax Netflix and Chill. :-)

[bryantm3]

Originally Posted by aslowdodge

St Marlo? I don’t get it.

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

Neither do I...

i went to south forsyth high. st. marlo is a very high end country club, gated away from the world, houses very large and fortified, basically set up where you never have to leave home, the kind of place someone would call the cops if someone was walking down the street without a dog. it would follow that someone who chose to live there would also have an outsized perception of how bad crime is in atlanta and have a general lack of first-hand knowledge of the atlanta area. i think they are scared of the world a bit.

[bUU]

Originally Posted by ATLTJL

Can anyone explain the logic behind using taxpayer funds to bring broadband access to places where private firms will be the ones to benefit from selling their services there?

Your question puts us in a difficult position: If we educate you about this then we're insulting your intelligence.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by bryantm3

i went to south forsyth high. st. marlo is a very high end country club, gated away from the world, houses very large and fortified, basically set up where you never have to leave home, the kind of place someone would call the cops if someone was walking down the street without a dog. it would follow that someone who chose to live there would also have an outsized perception of how bad crime is in atlanta and have a general lack of first-hand knowledge of the atlanta area. i think they are scared of the world a bit.

And this is one of the most uninformed posts ever.

[cqholt]

Rural areas what Atlanta to pay for their internet, but they don't want to help fund transit in metro Atlanta.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Rural areas what Atlanta to pay for their internet, but they don't want to help fund transit in metro Atlanta.

In all fairness, rural folk do help fund Atlanta's massive highway network, but I do see your point.

[samiwas1]

Originally Posted by Atlanta Scientist

I'm not against the tax per se. I am against that the main reason for the tax being to fund expansion in rural areas. They should provide some kind of benefit for urban areas as well. The tax could subsidize internet access for low income households, fund technology at libraries, or something that can benefit more people outside rural Georgia.

For people who rail against "urban elite" and don't want "those city dwellers making decisions for them", they can't come back and want the city dwellers to fund them.

Originally Posted by flamadiddle

Some of you cheer that the state is turning purple/blue. This kinda stuff is all part and parcel of the liberal mentality so if your desire is to turn the state blue, get used to it.

Well, I'm quite liberal and find most true conservatives to be very off-putting, and I don't buy into this at all.

Originally Posted by sciblue

This is being pushed by Republicans. stop blaming liberals.

Bazinga!

Originally Posted by aslowdodge

I get the same flack on the California boards. I too have family and friends there and lived over 90% of my life so I do care what happens in California as it affects them. Some people on this board have the idea you can only post your opinion if you currently live in that state only.

This happens all the time on forums when someone from outside the US gives their opinion on some dumbass new policy the US is trying to implement or already has.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

In all fairness, rural folk do help fund Atlanta's massive highway network, but I do see your point.

Atlanta's sales taxes, fuel taxes, income taxes, etc. also help rural communities.