Comment Live Taxed and Die - Life in Maryland (Score 1) 79
I live in Maryland. Humorous mottoes here are variations on "Live Taxed and Die", and "Welcome to Maryland. Now give us your paycheck." The point being, if there is a way for the Maryland state government to tax something, they will. They even tried to tax rainfall a few years back. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbrown/2014/01/03/when-it-rains-it-pours-tax-dollars-in-maryland/?sh=246e20b37c69)
As you might expect, there's a local TV ad war going on in the state now fighting the proposed online ad tax. The argument is it impacts small businesses in a time when they are under severe stress from the pandemic.
The Governor, Larry Hogan (R), vetoed it. The battle is now a state legislature veto override. Given Maryland's recent history, override is likely.