Meg ([info]theatreant) wrote in [info]wow_ladies,
@ 2008-02-28 21:03:00
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Swearing @ state WoW tax.

What the fucking fuck?

Players in select states around the U.S. have found that their monthly subscription fee is slightly higher than expected. With the rise of many online subscription-based services, several states have begun to apply a tax to services that use such a model, and this tax is an additional cost that players are seeing added onto the base subscription rate.

Specifically, residents of the following states will be charged this tax:

Illinois
Massachusetts
New Mexico
New York
Texas
Washington


Fuck you state. I get to pay $1.26 more a month because I live in the craptastic shithole called Washington. Cool.

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[info]azzna
2008-02-29 05:11 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I should have known Illinois would get their cut. They will blow it on hookers and booze and our streets will still have potholes and our mass transit system will still be under funded. Dammit

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[info]tygre
2008-02-29 01:05 pm UTC (link)
Dammit, I moved from IL to NY. >.< Man, this is dumb.

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[info]phaedraduchess
2008-02-29 03:17 pm UTC (link)
I moved from NY to IL! :)

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[info]lunanoir
2008-02-29 06:00 pm UTC (link)
Shrug, this has been the case since I started playing in March 05, it's nothing new.

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[info]ippylovesyou
2008-02-29 05:12 am UTC (link)
Ditto :(

Except I like WA :D

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[info]insomniacritter
2008-02-29 05:48 am UTC (link)
I like the half of WA I DON'T live in (I'm in eastern WA). Still, there's worse places to live.

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[info]ippylovesyou
2008-02-29 06:22 am UTC (link)
OH, eastern WA! Then I don't blame you at all lol. Western WA is quite nice.

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[info]amarafox
2008-02-29 05:16 am UTC (link)
Yay Canada!

(never thought I'd say that, as we are the land o sales tax)

Edited at 2008-02-29 05:16 am UTC

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[info]fordarkness
2008-02-29 12:49 pm UTC (link)
*agree*
./dance

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[info]tonko_ni
2008-02-29 01:24 pm UTC (link)
Don't say it too loud! They might over hear and have the same idea >.>

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[info]vielka
2008-02-29 01:30 pm UTC (link)
I agree, yay Canada!!

Though if they catch wind of the US who's to say they won't think it's a good idea too?

*weeps at the thought of 13% on top of the sub fee*

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[info]amarafox
2008-02-29 02:57 pm UTC (link)
At the most it would be 5%, because Blizzard isn't in a province :D

But they won't, as blizz isn't in Canada, so we're FREE!

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[info]gamer_gal
2008-02-29 02:13 pm UTC (link)
Ya, I have to agree - though as others said Shhhhhhh! They'll catch wind and find yet ANOTHER reason to tax our behinds! :(

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[info]autobottrixter
2008-02-29 03:05 pm UTC (link)
At least they spend it on decent stuff. >.

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[info]harl0w
2008-02-29 05:16 am UTC (link)
Oh hell no

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[info]theatreant
2008-02-29 05:29 am UTC (link)
Lets revolt and change our addresses to Oregon, and use game cards!

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[info]swingangel
2008-02-29 09:48 pm UTC (link)
Hey! We don't need any more people moving here and mucking up our state.

says the one time Californian transplant to Oregon

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[info]crex_roar
2008-02-29 05:18 am UTC (link)
Texas here, but they've got their customer service in Austin so they have a 'business presence' or whatever.

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[info]lady2beetle
2008-02-29 03:03 pm UTC (link)
I'm Texas, too. What do you mean?

And when is this going to be implimented? It wasnt' there when I set up my account a few days ago on the new card.

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[info]okojosan
2008-02-29 05:22 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I was wondering about that when I looked at my account recently. :P (I live in Washington too.)

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[info]theatreant
2008-02-29 05:29 am UTC (link)
Lets revolt and change our addresses to Oregon, and use game cards!

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[info]liesbyomission
2008-02-29 05:24 am UTC (link)
How the hell does that work out? My bank account/permanent residence is in NJ, but I go to school in NY, so I guess I don't have to pay...uhhhh...

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[info]ne_jyam
2008-02-29 05:37 am UTC (link)
Ok the only way that would make sense to me, would be for them to charge taxes in states where Blizz has offices/servers/etc.

Except their headquarters is in Irvine, CA right?? But CA's not on the list. Not that I'm complaining. But....how the hell does that make sense???

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[info]omnicon
2008-02-29 05:51 am UTC (link)
they also have a huge center in New Mexico, where 90% of the "game masters" are located at.

-JR

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[info]crimson614
2008-02-29 05:44 am UTC (link)
The internet is not localized to one specific state, so how dare they charge extra for it? Boo on them.
I live in VA, so let's hope this idea doesn't spread. :/

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[info]dragonfligh
2008-02-29 05:52 am UTC (link)
I live in Washington. But my Mother works at Target and gets a 10% discount on all items purchased...so, YAY for Game Cards! =D

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[info]raecee
2008-02-29 05:53 am UTC (link)
I'll just keep buying game cards. No tax + employee discount = uberwin XD

Still, that's majorly annoying.

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[info]crystalskull
2008-02-29 06:15 am UTC (link)
Woooo Chicago! Where dead people vote, our mayor hangs with shady customers, and we tax teh hell out of life's pleasures.

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[info]centauress
2008-02-29 06:27 am UTC (link)
Really? Washington doesn't charge other services. You don't pay tax on haircuts, for instance.

Ohwell, get what you vote for. The year I left you guys voted in a lower care registration which bankrupted the highway program. If there wasn't a new casino in my home town, I'm sure it woulda rolled up and blown away.

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[info]theatreant
2008-02-29 06:29 am UTC (link)
I've lived here 3 months =p

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[info]ayashi
2008-02-29 06:41 am UTC (link)
Boo Taxachusetts :(

Oh well.

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[info]lyndsi_lee
2008-02-29 07:08 am UTC (link)
In reality, the number of state - in comparison to all of them, anyways - isn't that bad. Yes, it sucks.

I had the misfortune of moving from one WoW-taxed state to another, no escape for me. Bah.

Washington has ridiculous taxes in general though, I think. I didn't really feel taxed up the wazoo until I moved here from NY.

Buying game cards is what i SHOULD do, hadn't thought about that. My 10% employee discount DOES save me the 8.9% tax...

(p.s. whoever's mom works at target, now you've got me wondering if it's the same target I work at.)

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[info]feindishbeauty
2008-02-29 08:49 am UTC (link)
Ah I love living in Oregon xD
I'm sorry you guys have to pay taxes tho :-/ *hug*

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[info]ravynwolf
2008-02-29 10:15 am UTC (link)
I <3 Washington (well, the western half) but damn, this blows.
Screw you, and your gorram taxing me.

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[info]q_bomb79
2008-02-29 11:30 am UTC (link)
wow Illinois jumped on this bandwagon? Glad I live across the river. Gogo St. Louis!

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[info]jedishadowolf
2008-02-29 12:18 pm UTC (link)
What? How is this legal? I mean I absolutely don't doubt it's being done but I just don't quite understand how it's justified. Game cards sound like the way to get around that though of course you pay sales tax on them so I guess it depends on which tax is higher.

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[info]artistic_g4m3r
2008-02-29 01:01 pm UTC (link)
I work in a GameStop, and every time I ring up a time card the price is 29.99. I've never seen the sales tax get applied to it.

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[info]jedishadowolf
2008-02-29 01:16 pm UTC (link)
Really? (of course really, she wouldn't have said it otherwise)

I didn't know that. Game Cards FTW! :)

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[info]tigralon
2008-02-29 06:18 pm UTC (link)
You work in a GameStop? Sweet!

I went into a GameStop the other day with a friend who was buying the WoW Battlechest (WoW & BC in one), and the person behind the counter had never heard of WoW - they didn't even know that it was a PC game. When we finally found the box, the worker *still* didn't know what it was. Yet apparently they've worked there for some time.
We puzzled over that for about half an hour...as my friend pointed out, WoW has more subscribers than the population of some countries. How could you work at a game store and not know what it was??

Heh. But anyway, I actually love GameStop and the one I usually go to is staffed by awesome people. So that must be a fun job.

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[info]artistic_g4m3r
2008-02-29 01:00 pm UTC (link)
Argh, I'm probably going to move to WA for college. >_<

Guess I'm keeping my current address (NJ) on my account.

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[info]phoenix_singing
2008-02-29 01:07 pm UTC (link)
Yay! A fun tax! The states continue to find new and innovative ways to absorb their residents' money!

I'm in Maryland so I don't have the tax (yet), but I still say this tax should diaf. >(

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[info]phoenixmedusa
2008-02-29 01:26 pm UTC (link)
Being a New York Resident I have become used to being in the bent over position and getting screwed tax wise...so it is not a surprise to me.
New York = bend over and give us your money

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[info]artisticdr34ms
2008-02-29 02:36 pm UTC (link)
Yay Kansas?

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[info]kevralyn
2008-02-29 03:55 pm UTC (link)
yaay for oregon, we don't have taxes lol

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[info]stealingbabies
2008-02-29 06:29 pm UTC (link)
I've been paying tax on WoW for the last 3 years in Utah. It bites. Although, if I weren't lazy I could get around it with game cards since I also get a discount on them if I go to Gamestop (I work for Barnes & Noble and we get a discount at Gamestop, and Gamestop employees get a discount at B&N). So, really, it's just a laziness tax.

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[info]adeadradioflyer
2008-03-01 07:28 am UTC (link)
Thx New York.

Gamecard time!

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