LOL Obama, Rahm Emanuel. Chicagoans have to pay 9% tax for sitting on their couch

[baseline bum]

Indeed.

Reminds me when they went overboard with car safety seats. 6-8 year olds do not need 1-2 inch booster seats...but "Safety" first.

ing airbags too. I hate having to pay for them just because a bunch of people are too stupid to wear seat belts.

[Reck]

It would be so easy for the government to combat obesity but it doesn’t because of lobbying from companies like General Mills.

One easy way to do it is change how food stamps work. You shouldn’t be able to swipe the ol Lone Star Card at Jack in the Box. There should be certain foods that you can buy with food stamps and it should be set up where you’re able to buy enough.

[DMC]

Gotta raise money somehow to pay for the Academi level security that city needs.

[diego]

Eh, my local govt is passing a similar law. Not sure how it works over there, but here Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb etc don't pay any tax, it was bull for them to compete with local companies that do pay while they didn't

Agree it has nothing to do with public health, and if other companies in thosw fields are getting tax breaks that's BS too

[Chucho]

ing airbags too. I hate having to pay for them just because a bunch of people are too stupid to wear seat belts.

It's kind of like the child safety seats- good to an extent. Children up to 4-5 years that are on the smaller end might need a booster seat, but honestly, with the way vehicle chasis and bodies are built with safety in mind, the rest is overly-worried stuff.

Too many airbags is an issue. Front, side, rear, overhead. Had a pal who got in a minor accident, got rear ended and the side airbag deployed with the front air bag and got a nasty orbital injury from it. Would have been perfectly fine if neither deployed.

[baseline bum]

Ah there was no sales tax charged for Netflix there, so the tax makes some sense at least. Can't cheer Trump's supreme court ruling states can collect use tax on online purchases and then trash Chicago for collecting a use tax on streaming.

[Winehole23]

Ah there was no sales tax charged for Netflix there, so the tax makes some sense at least. Can't cheer Trump's supreme court ruling states can collect use tax on online purchases and then trash Chicago for collecting a use tax on streaming.

It's gonna happen, Baseline Bum, even though it seems old-timey now and will again...

[ElNono]

It's gonna happen, Baseline Bum, even though it seems old-timey now and will again...

As sales go from retail to online, it's understandable. It sucks, but it makes sense.

[Spurtacular]

What does Obama have to do with this tax, hater?

Sperm shielding right away.