Montg. County, MD Gets $2 Per Line TAX

Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this little
tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line, per
month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. $2.00 per line per month is a 13%
increase!! I have 2 phones one for me and the wife which equates to $4 per
month or $48 per year. No big deal? It is on a fixed income. So if you are
in Montgomery County Maryland, and have Wireless Service with ANY carrier,
you will be receiving this new Tax on your next bill.. Now I know how those
guys at the Boston Tea Party felt. (Where can I find a boat full of tea
anyway? )

So heres your contact info to "state your feelings" to the Montgomery County
Council.

Council Main EMAIL address: [email protected]
Main Council Phone Number : 240-777-7900.
Main Web Site for Council :
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cs...ncil/index.asp

This is one "Little Guy Cant Beat City Hall " fight I'd like to see go all
the way!!

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› See More: Montg. County, MD Gets $2 Per Line TAX

Have you ever considered that you might be able to show a Delaware
address, (relatives, mail box etc) if verizon charges tax based ion
your mailing address, you might be able to beat the system--as someone
else, suggested, if you pay on line, after the address change (assuming
the above works) you could go to the web page and go "paperless billing"
advise what you think, or do, and result if you do.

"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this little
> tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line, per
> month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
> Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. $2.00 per line per month is a 13%
> increase!! I have 2 phones one for me and the wife which equates to $4 per
> month or $48 per year. No big deal? It is on a fixed income. So if you are
> in Montgomery County Maryland, and have Wireless Service with ANY carrier,
> you will be receiving this new Tax on your next bill.. Now I know how those
> guys at the Boston Tea Party felt. (Where can I find a boat full of tea
> anyway? )
>
> So heres your contact info to "state your feelings" to the Montgomery County
> Council.
>
> Council Main EMAIL address: [email protected]
> Main Council Phone Number : 240-777-7900.
> Main Web Site for Council :
> http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cs...ncil/index.asp
>
> This is one "Little Guy Cant Beat City Hall " fight I'd like to see go all
> the way!!
>
>

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Cellular Lawyer wrote:
> Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this little
> tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line, per
> month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
> Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. $2.00 per line per month is a 13%
> increase!! I have 2 phones one for me and the wife which equates to $4 per
> month or $48 per year. No big deal? It is on a fixed income. So if you are
> in Montgomery County Maryland, and have Wireless Service with ANY carrier,
> you will be receiving this new Tax on your next bill.. Now I know how those
> guys at the Boston Tea Party felt. (Where can I find a boat full of tea
> anyway? )
>
> So heres your contact info to "state your feelings" to the Montgomery County
> Council.
>
> Council Main EMAIL address: [email protected]
> Main Council Phone Number : 240-777-7900.
> Main Web Site for Council :
> http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cs...ncil/index.asp
>
> This is one "Little Guy Cant Beat City Hall " fight I'd like to see go all
> the way!!
>
>
If $4 is way too much for you, I recommend dropping your cell phones.

It's not the $, (although it probably is) it's the principal of
thing--the govt would (will) tax the air you breath, once they figure
out how.

1900mhzcdma <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Cellular Lawyer wrote:
> > Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this little
> > tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line, per
> > month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
> > Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. $2.00 per line per month is a 13%
> > increase!! I have 2 phones one for me and the wife which equates to $4 per
> > month or $48 per year. No big deal? It is on a fixed income. So if you are
> > in Montgomery County Maryland, and have Wireless Service with ANY carrier,
> > you will be receiving this new Tax on your next bill.. Now I know how those
> > guys at the Boston Tea Party felt. (Where can I find a boat full of tea
> > anyway? )
> >
> > So heres your contact info to "state your feelings" to the Montgomery County
> > Council.
> >
> > Council Main EMAIL address: [email protected]
> > Main Council Phone Number : 240-777-7900.
> > Main Web Site for Council :
> > http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cs...ncil/index.asp
> >
> > This is one "Little Guy Cant Beat City Hall " fight I'd like to see go all
> > the way!!
> >
> >
> If $4 is way too much for you, I recommend dropping your cell phones.
>

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In <[email protected]> on Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:15:31 -0400,
"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this little
>tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line, per
>month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
>Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. ...

Check with an experienced lawyer on whether on not the County has the right to
levy such a tax.

--
Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

In response I knew there would be at least one Mr. Smart Ass that would
state if $2 is
too much, cancel the phone service. Well, as much as I want too, I will
refrain from addressing the lack of intelligence that must abound at the
location that it came from. (But that just "give in" attitude has probably
gotten him far in life.)
The many of our senior citizens of today have it very tough.
Not everyone retired with $300,000 in the bank and 2.5 million retirement
fund.
The senior citizens in this country have problems that run deep, and
finances are one of the
biggest. And when it comes to safety and security, seniors have a need for a
telecommunications devices as great if not greater then everyone else.
Second, I have an out of state address I can use, and may very well do that,
its just the point of Governmental Taxation burns your ass. When and where
does it stop? For those that are unaware, Montgomery County Maryland, used
to be the richest per capita county in the USA. Has dropped some over the
years, but it's up there. The amount of revenue this has created for the
Government is going to be astronomical. Too let them get away with this
without a fight, is setting a helluva precedent. Keep in mind, the
Governement administrators could care less, they have subsidized and/or
State funded wireless acounts, so what do they care.


"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this little
> tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line, per
> month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
> Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. $2.00 per line per month is a 13%
> increase!! I have 2 phones one for me and the wife which equates to $4 per
> month or $48 per year. No big deal? It is on a fixed income. So if you are
> in Montgomery County Maryland, and have Wireless Service with ANY carrier,
> you will be receiving this new Tax on your next bill.. Now I know how
those
> guys at the Boston Tea Party felt. (Where can I find a boat full of tea
> anyway? )
>
> So heres your contact info to "state your feelings" to the Montgomery
County
> Council.
>
> Council Main EMAIL address: [email protected]
> Main Council Phone Number : 240-777-7900.
> Main Web Site for Council :
>
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cs...ncil/index.asp
>
> This is one "Little Guy Cant Beat City Hall " fight I'd like to see go all
> the way!!
>
>

So why do you need a cellphone ? you didn't have on 20 years ago....MB

"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> In response I knew there would be at least one Mr. Smart Ass that would
> state if $2 is
> too much, cancel the phone service. Well, as much as I want too, I will


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"Male Bomb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So why do you need a cellphone ? you didn't have on 20 years ago....MB

20 years ago the poster might have been living in an adult child's home, or
vice-versa. Your "smart" remark is quite foolish. Many services progress from
luxury to necessity over time, as society itself changes.

"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
<snipped>

> The amount of revenue this has created for the
> Government is going to be astronomical. Too let them get away with this
> without a fight, is setting a helluva precedent. Keep in mind, the
> Governement administrators could care less, they have subsidized and/or
> State funded wireless acounts, so what do they care.

What you haven't said in either post in this thread yet is what that
$2/phone tax is for. Is it to fund the cost for for E-911 for your county?

Bob

"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this little
> tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line, per
> month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
> Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. $2.00 per line per month is a 13%
> increase!! I have 2 phones one for me and the wife which equates to $4 per
> month or $48 per year. No big deal? It is on a fixed income. So if you are
> in Montgomery County Maryland, and have Wireless Service with ANY carrier,
> you will be receiving this new Tax on your next bill.. Now I know how
those
> guys at the Boston Tea Party felt. (Where can I find a boat full of tea
> anyway? )
>
> So heres your contact info to "state your feelings" to the Montgomery
County
> Council.
>
> Council Main EMAIL address: [email protected]
> Main Council Phone Number : 240-777-7900.
> Main Web Site for Council :
>
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cs...ncil/index.asp
>

This was discussed in public hearings and the public was allowed to comment.
The post and the gazette both had articles about it so there is no excuse
for not knowing about it in advance. Did you go to the hearing to complain
before the tax was levied? Not many did. If you don't like how your local
government operates, you need to get involved. Commenting before the law is
made is much more effective then complaining after it is done.

Alan

My taxes on tmobile in montgomery county total 11.41. Only a quarter is
from the county. Go complain to Republican Bob Ehrlich about the state
sales tax and state 911 charges. I'm sure he'll be very receptive.

Federal Excise Tax 2.53
Federal Universal Service Fund 1.33
State Sales Tax 4.65
County 911 0.50
County Utility Users Tax 2.00
State 911 0.10





"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In response I knew there would be at least one Mr. Smart Ass that would
> state if $2 is
> too much, cancel the phone service. Well, as much as I want too, I will
> refrain from addressing the lack of intelligence that must abound at the
> location that it came from. (But that just "give in" attitude has probably
> gotten him far in life.)
> The many of our senior citizens of today have it very tough.
> Not everyone retired with $300,000 in the bank and 2.5 million retirement
> fund.
> The senior citizens in this country have problems that run deep, and
> finances are one of the
> biggest. And when it comes to safety and security, seniors have a need for
a
> telecommunications devices as great if not greater then everyone else.
> Second, I have an out of state address I can use, and may very well do
that,
> its just the point of Governmental Taxation burns your ass. When and where
> does it stop? For those that are unaware, Montgomery County Maryland, used
> to be the richest per capita county in the USA. Has dropped some over the
> years, but it's up there. The amount of revenue this has created for the
> Government is going to be astronomical. Too let them get away with this
> without a fight, is setting a helluva precedent. Keep in mind, the
> Governement administrators could care less, they have subsidized and/or
> State funded wireless acounts, so what do they care.
>
>
> "Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this
little
> > tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line,
per
> > month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
> > Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. $2.00 per line per month is a 13%
> > increase!! I have 2 phones one for me and the wife which equates to $4
per
> > month or $48 per year. No big deal? It is on a fixed income. So if you
are
> > in Montgomery County Maryland, and have Wireless Service with ANY
carrier,
> > you will be receiving this new Tax on your next bill.. Now I know how
> those
> > guys at the Boston Tea Party felt. (Where can I find a boat full of tea
> > anyway? )
> >
> > So heres your contact info to "state your feelings" to the Montgomery
> County
> > Council.
> >
> > Council Main EMAIL address: [email protected]
> > Main Council Phone Number : 240-777-7900.
> > Main Web Site for Council :
> >
>
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cs...ncil/index.asp
> >
> > This is one "Little Guy Cant Beat City Hall " fight I'd like to see go
all
> > the way!!
> >
> >
>
>
>

And why are you using a computer and the internet right now? You didn't have
either 20 years ago. Idiot.

*plonk*

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 04:37:12 -0000, [email protected] (Male Bomb) wrote:

>So why do you need a cellphone ? you didn't have on 20 years ago....MB
>
>"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in article
><[email protected]>:
>> In response I knew there would be at least one Mr. Smart Ass that would
>> state if $2 is
>> too much, cancel the phone service. Well, as much as I want too, I will
>
>
>[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

Because I lke it and if it went up 2 bucks a month I would just pay it
and be done with it, Idiot.... MB

Mark <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> And why are you using a computer and the internet right now? You didn't have
> either 20 years ago. Idiot.
>
> *plonk*
>
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 04:37:12 -0000, [email protected] (Male Bomb) wrote:
>
> >So why do you need a cellphone ? you didn't have on 20 years ago....MB
> >
> >"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in article
> ><[email protected]>:
> >> In response I knew there would be at least one Mr. Smart Ass that would
> >> state if $2 is
> >> too much, cancel the phone service. Well, as much as I want too, I will
> >
> >
> >[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]
>

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

Oh, a cell phone is now a necessity, we better let the 50% of Americans
who don't have one know this so they can run out and get one. Food,
water, shelter are necessities a cell phone is not. MB

"Lawrence G. Mayka" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<SR%[email protected]>:
> "Male Bomb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > So why do you need a cellphone ? you didn't have on 20 years ago....MB
>
> 20 years ago the poster might have been living in an adult child's home, or
> vice-versa. Your "smart" remark is quite foolish. Many services progress from
> luxury to necessity over time, as society itself changes.
>
>

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This is basically inflation. You're on a plan that's so cheap most
carriers don't even have one that low anymore. If your budget is so
fixed that the 4.00 increase is going to make you poor than you should
give up 1 of the lines or maybe both.

"Cellular Lawyer" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Well now I'm pissed. Just received my bill from Verizon to get this little
> tidbit of news: Montgomery County Council has levied a $2.00 per line, per
> month, Tax against Wireless Phone Service. I am a Senior Citizen on a
> Grandfathered $14.95 a month Plan. $2.00 per line per month is a 13%
> increase!! I have 2 phones one for me and the wife which equates to $4 per
> month or $48 per year. No big deal? It is on a fixed income. So if you are
> in Montgomery County Maryland, and have Wireless Service with ANY carrier,
> you will be receiving this new Tax on your next bill.. Now I know how those
> guys at the Boston Tea Party felt. (Where can I find a boat full of tea
> anyway? )
>
> So heres your contact info to "state your feelings" to the Montgomery County
> Council.
>
> Council Main EMAIL address: [email protected]
> Main Council Phone Number : 240-777-7900.
> Main Web Site for Council :
> http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cs...ncil/index.asp
>
> This is one "Little Guy Cant Beat City Hall " fight I'd like to see go all
> the way!!
>
>

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