Question by sound_of_the_silenced3: Should bloggers have to pay for a business license?
Philly Requiring Bloggers to Pay $ 300 for Business License
by Valerie Rubinsky
For the past three years, Marilyn Bess has operated MS Philly Organic, a small, low-traffic blog that features occasional posts about green living, out of her Manayunk home. Between her blog and infrequent contributions to ehow.com, over the last few years she says she’s made about $ 50. To 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.
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http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/philly-requiring-bloggers-to-pay-300-for-a-business-license-101264664.html
WHEN WILL GOVERNMENT EXPLOITATION AND THEFT STOP?
Best answer:
Answer by Dina W
Yes.
Many blogs create revenue based on advertising.. Some do not, but they should all have the same standards.
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