Wireless Taxes Take a Bigger Bite than Ever Before
CTIA, the wireless association, has released a study which breaks down wireless taxes by state. The study ranks the states by the combined Federal, state and local taxes wireless customers pay.
The results are stunning.
Out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, residents of only 3 states pay less than 10 percent of their wireless bill in taxes. Put differently, most all of us pay at least 10 percent of our wireless bills, not for wireless service, but for taxes.
Residents of Nebraska, Washington, New York, Florida and Illinois have it the worst. They pay more than a fifth of their wireless bill in taxes.
Let me be clear: I understand that governments need to collect taxes in order to provide services. I'm certainly not against taxes, but I think they should be distributed fairly.
By any measure, wireless service is taxed a relatively high level compared to other services. My personal view is that the politicians are hoping you won't notice.
And the truth is, you probably won't. If your state senator voted to raised taxes on your wireless service would you know?
Or more to the point, do you even know how much of your wireless service bill goes to paying taxes?
