Cities across the country are seeing a backlash against new taxes on streaming video. Local governments are trying to make up for lost revenue when people cut the cord from their Cable Companies and switch to Services Like netflix and hulu. Carter evans has more on this. This tax doesnt make this was just a money grab. And thats all ive got to say. Reporter the Pasadena City Council has been taking heat for weeks after announcing a 9. 4 tax on streaming video, calling it a utility, so it can be taxed like water and electricity. My constituents do not want this tax. Reporter even if its just a couple of bucks to help out the city . Even if its just a couple of dollars that theyre already its being taxed twice. Reporter councilman Tyrone Hampton says the surprise tax revenue from people getting rid of cable tv and home phones. I read it multiple times and i was just like, well, when did this happen . Reporter it happened when pasadena voters modernized a law in 2008 to tax cell phones li
Cities across the country are seeing a backlash against new taxes on streaming video. Local governments are trying to make up for lost revenue when people cut the cord from their Cable Companies and switch to Services Like netflix and hulu. Carter evans has more on this. This tax doesnt make sense. This was just a and thats all ive got to say. Reporter the Pasadena City Council has been taking heat for weeks after announcing a 9. 4 tax on streaming video, calling it a utility, so it can be taxed like water and electricity. My constituents do not want this tax. Reporter even if its just a couple of bucks to help out the city . Even if its just a couple of dollars that theyre already its being taxed twice. Reporter councilman Tyrone Hampton says the surprise tax was designed to make up for lost rid of cable tv and home phones. I read it multiple times and i was just like, well, when did this happen . Reporter it happened when pasadena voters modernized a law in 2008 to tax cell phones li
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