Gov. John Kasick of Ohio

[Norbert]

First of all let me say he is not as bad as the idiots that Govern Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida. But by saying this I am setting the bar down below ground level.

That said Kasich is out of his mind. He is proposing rewriting the Ohio tax code. Small businesses and the state income tax gets a break which sounds good so far. To offset this he is proposing taxing 80 services including the following:

" Full list of services to be taxed under Gov. Kasich's new budget proposal (according to the Department of Taxation):

Admission and Amusements:
Cultural events
Professional sports
Schools and college sports
Amusement park admission and rides
Billboard parlors
Bowling alleys
Cable TV
Circuses and fairs
Coin-operated video games
Pari-mutuel racing
Pinball and other mechanical amusements
Rental of films and tapes by theaters

Agricultural:
Horse boarding and training
Pet grooming

Automotive:
Parking lots and garages

Business:
Accounting and bookkeeping
Advertising agency fees
Architectural, engineering and related services
Bail bond fees
Call centers
Check and debt collection
Commercial art and design
Credit information, credit bureaus
Interior design and decorating
Legal
Lobbying and consulting
Magazine subscriptions
Mailroom
Management consulting
Marketing
Process server fees
Sales of advertising time or space on/in billboards, magazines, newspapers, radio and TV
Public relations, management consulting
Secretarial and court reporting
Telemarketing
Telephone answering
Test laboratories (Excluding medical)
Travel agent

Computer:
Software, custom programming
Software, modifications of pre-written programs

Computer Online Downloading:
Books
Movies/digital video
Other electronic goods

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate:
Insurance
Investment counseling
Loan broker fees
Property Sales agents
Real estate management fees
Real estate title abstracts
Banking services charges
Financial reporting
Insurance transactions

Leases and Rentals:
Overnight trailer parks

Personal Services:
Accounting
Cutting, coloring, styling of hair
Dating
Debt counseling
Fishing and hunting guide
Funeral
Legal
Mailbox rentals
Tax return preparation
Travel agent

Professional:
Architects
Credit rating
Data mining
Engineers
Land surveying
Public relations
Sound recording
Stenographic services

Transporation:
Intrastate courier

Storage:
Marine towing
Packing and crating

Utility:
Refuse collection"


http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/state/new-services-to-be-taxed-under-gov-kasichs-proposed-plan

Ohio is a one party rule state so the the Republican state legislature stand a good chance of passing this budget. Honestly if Ted Strickland would have proposed something like this the state GOP would have expedited impeachment proceeding or a recall election in record time. Kasich already has irked unions and the working class in his term. I'm hoping this will seal the deal and make him a one-term governor. 2014 can't get here soon enough.

[Jane Austin]

1. Sounds like

a tax hike to me.

[pampango]

5. But it's only a tax hike for the 99%, so it is still a 'tax cut' to the people Kasich cares about.

[FarPoint]

2. It could be so simple...

Tax the churches............

[HereSince1628]

3. I'm guessing that's billiard parlor not billboard parlor...

although some billboards are amusing, they don't typically fit in anything called a parlor

[KharmaTrain]

4. Some Of These Sounds Like A Tax Hike On The Rich...

...especially in the taxes on amusements and financial transactions...gotta have some coin to play those games. Just another governor trying to fill big revenue shortfalls...another byproduct of the decade plus of the dubya tax cuts. It's the age-old game of raising "fees" and then running for re-election claiming he "balanced the budget without raising taxes"...