Opposition from top Republican lawmaker in Kansas appears to have doomed Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s so-called “Netflix Tax”, the plan to tax streaming services, e-books and movie and music downloads like most other states. Kelly and fellow Democrats pitch it as basic fairness. Consumers who buy a DVD of their favorite “Star Wars” movie pay the state’s 6.5% sales tax, but they don’t if they stream the same movie or download it on a computer. But GOP lawmakers in Kansas strongly oppose the idea and say it would have little public support. Republican Representative, Nick Hoheisel, says “Why would we tax baby Yoda? I would never do that to baby Yoda.” Seems the bill is not gaining much support.
