Now governments Federal, State and Local are looking to get money for anything. "Tax and spend-Spend and Tax" ain't "rice and beans - beans and rice"! Seems to me that government would be better off learning a few fiscal things from this guy named Dave http://www.daveramsey.com/

Hey remember the 70's. I do. What does all this tax increases remind you of? Yeah thanks Jimmy Carter for shaping young minds. Like the child President in office now.

Another good question is if the blog is hosted in another state on a server there and if not in Philly then whom should collect the fee for a license?

Some states already tax a business that is on the internet but whom should get the tax? The state that the web site is hosted at or the person that runs it in their state? And does a local government have the right to tax or require you to have a business license for any web site even though technically the business isn't located in that city?

Looks like everyone is getting taxed enough already! TEA Party folks. This is the kind of thing that fuels it. If the demos wanted to stop the tea party it is really simple.

Stop taxing people and businesses to death with new taxes and cut existing taxes, keep the Bush Tax cuts and oh yeah reduce the size of government.

Better yet, abolish the IRS and make government ask for donations from wealthy individuals that just created jobs cause their income is not stolen away in the first place.

Now, the rest of the story by Mark at the washington examiner:

It looks like cash hungry local governments are getting awfully rapacious these days:

Between her blog and infrequent contributions to ehow.com, over the last few years she says she’s made about $50. To [Marilyn] Bess, her website is a hobby. To the city of Philadelphia, it’s a potential moneymaker, and the city wants its cut.

In May, the city sent Bess a letter demanding that she pay $300, the price of a business privilege license.

“The real kick in the pants is that I don’t even have a full-time job, so for the city to tell me to pony up $300 for a business privilege license, pay wage tax, business privilege tax, net profits tax on a handful of money is outrageous,” Bess says.

It would be one thing if Bess’ website were, well, an actual business, or if the amount of money the city wanted didn’t outpace her earnings six-fold. Sure, the city has its rules; and yes, cash-strapped cities can’t very well ignore potential sources of income. But at the same time, there must be some room for discretion and common sense.

When Bess pressed her case to officials with the city’s now-closed tax amnesty program, she says, “I was told to hire an accountant.”

She’s not alone. After dutifully reporting even the smallest profits on their tax filings this year, a number — though no one knows exactly what that number is — of Philadelphia bloggers were dispatched letters informing them that they owe $300 for a privilege license, plus taxes on any profits they made.

Even if, as with Sean Barry, that profit is $11 over two years.

To say that these kinds of draconian measures are detrimental to the public discourse would be an understatement.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/philly-requiring-bloggers-to-pay-300-for-a-business-license-101264664.html#ixzz0xQcB1YKr