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		Spivak on May 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chicago successfully taxes streaming services 1. Businesses have to incorporate the local tax code to any area they provide services in. Same as any brick-and-mortar business right now. 2. It becomes burdensome for businesses to comply so they ask the federal government to occupy the field and standardize. I don't really know why people expect businesses that deliver their products digitally to be treated differently from everyone else.

Mirioron on May 18, 2019 [–]

But we're talking about online businesses here. This isn't isolated to the US. We're talking about complying with the requirements and taxation of any city in the world. There is no federal government to address there.

reaperducer on May 18, 2019 | [–]

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