California proposes a plan to tax text messages

I would love the find the fucker who proposed this and run them over.

These liberal strongholds are going to doom the USA! Now they are flocking from CA and spreading the agenda to other states and slowly destroying this great country!

That shouldn't tax on deaf people who use text msg all the times, bec we can't hear. UNFAIR! We don't use voice mails. The providers already charge us on Bill's. we either use text msg or video chat so should not TAX US!!!

No

Next, they might try to tax face-to-face conversations.

The State of chaos

California is bat shit crazy. Do they want every person and business to leave the state?

California...if you do it, they'll tax it.

With all the Finger exercising with a phone going on and now they want to Tax Texting, I sure hope they never find out how much masturbating goes on in California,,, Nancy did say she was a Master Debater, didn't she?

That is huge crock of S- - T. Why don’t they tax them for breathing? You can have the dimwits.

This is what Californians get for electing socialist democrats, forced socialism with higher taxes. Democrats cuddle the poor to be comfortably poor and remain poor so that they have a voter base.

That’s ridiculous. Poorer people don’t get data plans so need to text.

Lmfaoooooooooo hilarious

Figures

Hey gotta pay for those illegal immigrants some way. You made your bed california so sleep well in it! 😂

Only in California

Sounds about right

😂

I love the Democrats. The are so bad at managing their accounts. They want to give free phones to IllegalAliens while charging AmericanCitizens to pay for even communications. It’s a direct assault on FreedomOfSpeech.

So much for free speech

California should fall in to the ocean

Thank you California for figuring out more ways to tax your citizens. Way to go 👍👍👍

Those idiots would deserve it, all the Hollywood and entitled millennials can have fun with that, and don’t complain this is a result of your beliefs

Yellow vests coming to America!

Do they sell yellow vests in California?

Screw California, can’t wait to move

Hahahaha!!!! The first state to file for bankruptcy Drum roll!!!!!! CALIFORNIA!!!!!

Did they see what happened in France recently by over taxing?

I thought California had this huge economy...what happened?

Epic bad ideas cost a lot..

For illegals to call their lawyers

Because California.

Why wouldn’t they? Everything else is taxed. As long a they stay there I don’t care.

Oh for fucks sakes.

Next this will tax the shits we take... they will put a digital wifi scale in the toilet and tax us by the pound.

Only in California would they come up with another insane idea, ridiculous..

Bullshit I say...

As a Californian...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say

Welcome to Socialism they have to pay benefits to ILLEGALS and who do you thinks going to pay.

Vote Democrat...

California is just an awful place lol killer rains, the whole state is on fire, wants to ban the Bible, AND now they want to tax text messages It’s a no from me.

The state of Maryland has CA beat. We had a plan to tax the rain!!! True.

They get what they deserve!Donkey

But liberals aren't insane it anything.. there's no one avenue that leftists aren't radical about but I don't care.. tax the shit out of Californians.. Literally the most disgusting state in the union.. the most homeless, the most income inequality, the highest taxed shithole

Please do. And tax the heck out of tweets. Especially from the very lefty Dems. :)

jhager2k

Wtf

Easy fix. Give all your customers free texting!

Enough!!! If you can’t afford a cell phone then you can’t expect a hand out.

Yes, make people who work support people who don’t. How about we tax the entertainment business and the media? MAGA

Lol..california wants y’all to pay for illegals

Maybe climate change will swallow California...we can only dream

People's Republic of California...

I say we tax California on stupidity. How about that?

California baby!!!!! 😂

That’s a stupid law, in my opinion

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Californians will boycott texting if that happens!

What doesn’t California not tax 😆😂 junk state!!!!

Why not go ahead and tax breathing?

Apps such as WhatsApp and iMessage, which already account for the lion's share of messaging traffic, would be exempt from the charge

Idiots!

Lets go back to emails ..

I can see that leading to a revolt

Such a beautiful state “for the most part”, to be ruined by a shithole government.

NFW

Old news fools!

You got to be kidding me.

REDICULOUS! California is sending a clear message that revenue is paramount. Why don't you also tax Californian's every time they wave at someone. Hey! Everyone that jogs or works out, at some point, takes in more air than others. You should tax anyone that takes a deep breath.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😄🤣

California is one of the most Liberal states in this union. I'm not surprised.

Good make it even harder the the taxpayers to live there, when will they stop throwing taxpayers money at this issue bus them to Mexico and will swap them for people that are willing to work without handouts

The government are criminals in suits.

In 1998 or ‘99 already imposed a tax on cell phones to pay for connectivity for rural areas, the poor, etc. FUSA or something it’s already happening.

California wants 2 tax text messages 2 increase the connectivity with low-income communities. So, they want 2 implement a regressive tax measure so that low-income people can have better telecom service, which in turn means that they will text more and get taxed even more. OK not

Wish they would do that in DC.

bullshit

Will this be the start of Liberal riots lol

Absurd. There are plenty of jobs for people. If they aren’t employed they aren’t trying hard enough.

Gotta pay for those illegals somehow

You know it’s bad when California has lost Ultra liberal JohnBerman

Sure because there’s nothing left for them to tax and the Dems in California are running the state deeper into the ground.

People will just move on the other sources of messaging like iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger. This will fail hard

Sweet.... keeping going!!!! Socialism is well within reach 😂👍

Thats stupid we are already paying taxes through our bill.

WOW...this is stupid, ppl u will c, a new tax on your bill...

Hypocrites!

The FCC is totally useless for consumers.

tastefullysaucy guess who’s joining the club? Yeah right, you guessed it!😂😂😂

More liberal insanity

CALIFORNIA proposes a plan or JerryBrownGov ? Just like Brown raised our gas tax Calif is run by out of control money grabbing dictators like Adolph Brown, GavinNewsom , NancyPelosi , SenFeinstein , KamalaHarris , MaxineWaters & RepSwalwell If it moves, they'll tax it

GTFOH

Democrats.

A Democrats dream.

It would be easy to avoid. A text message is not: Facebook messenger, Yahoo messenger or any other form of internet app that messages. Text messages are network supported direct texts which are actually called short message service (sms) messages.

They are already taxed. Ever look at your cell bill and all those extra charges?

As a Californian who voted for Gavin Newsom, I strongly dislike this. GavinNewsom

This is a bit absurd even if it IS California...

This isn't a per text tax, it's based on monthly payments. I feel like there must be better source of revenue though. Fundraisers, increase taxes on the wealthy.

Basically a surcharge that will enable low income and illegals to have cellphone service. Congrats California

ahhhhh the joys of welfare state!

LaundryQueen3 Holy, do do, are you kidding me? Oh, wait, its California. The country from different “founding father” soon to be Californistan. King Jerry Brown empire has coronation available to subjects after first of the year.

Wtf

There is always the family nut case. America has hers as well, California

What’s next, seems they’re running out of things to tax.

Any one of California social welfare programs that’s funded by tax payers. California has no idea how to do things within their budget. Everything needs a bond, a tax or a regulation to generate revenue to fund these crazy plans

Welcome to your socialist values.

Just use WhatsApp or kik or whatever. God gave you two middle fingers. Use them.

Next week they will tax you for breathing air.......

Is this fake news?

Is this fax news!!!!

Yep. They gotta do all they can to keep the bigshots from having to pay income taxes.

Next they will tax the size of my manhood

People should be fleeing this state....

Democrats to impose a tax on free speech

That state is ran by idiots.

they need to pay for the healthcare of illegal residents and the wealthy are leaving california so of course, tax the ordinary person

Hahaha!

The government is fat with overspending yet people are outraged when programs are being cut. If you’re not willing to trim government spending, this is what you get. Over taxation is ridiculous. Government has their hand in WAY too many areas.

This is the shit that happens when you vote for lefties...stop it. 🇺🇸ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN🇺🇸

No way. Wow

😂😂😂

The people of california are crazy enough to elect the representives that propose and support such lunacy - let them live with the consequences of their socialist dreams

We need to learn from France

That will not go over well with millennials.

That’s just crazy! I live in Ma and my daughter in Ca. We text all the time thankfully. If they tax text messages our communication might be less as with a lot of people.

You have to pay for all of those and public assistance programs some how and yet there a citizens out there that are living below the poverty line and starving.

They tax everything else.

i guess they will try to go back to per character text messaging next.

There are messenger apps on several app mediums.

Well isn’t this just the dumbest idea. More control is always a good thing 🤦‍♂️.

California simply loves you. They care about your health and well-being. The more you’re taxed the more government can help!!

They just keep going from bad to worse. Hey Ca. Look at France! Idiots!

Hahahaha I wanna see how ppl react to this😂

you got to be freakin kidding me

Probably unconstitutional.

They should start taxing stupidity. They would make a fortune in Hollyweird alone.

Soon they'll find a way to put a tax on our taxes.

And this is where your popular vote comes from. Hahaha. Move while there is still time.

😂 o please everyone in California. Continue to get on Twitter and tell others how to live when you’re about to get hit with a tax in which you owe back pay. All to pay for illegals and the needy to have phones. Just build the wall around Cali.

To pay for what? Hire people to rake their forests?

they already do. its the excess taxes you pay every month to pay for your entire phone plan

People will just txt via snapchat then. And only people that get screwed are the cell phone companies when everyone cxl there txt service

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