Politicians Taxing iTunes

Don't blame iTunes or Apple when prices of music, video or audiobook downloads goes up. I know this may be only a small amount when it is all said and done, and taxes are the price we pay for our way of life, but it reminds me of the Mafia shaking down a business because they are succesful. And this isn't a Republican thing, most of the states that have this tax are controlled by Dems.

The iTunes partisan divide
Nine states that tax digital-media downloads have legislatures controlled by Democrats. Five have Republican-controlled legislatures.

Alabama: D
Arizona: R
Colorado: D
Hawaii: D
Idaho: R
Indiana: R
Kentucky: Split
Louisiana: D
Maine: D
New Mexico: D
South Dakota: R
Texas: R
Utah: R
Washington: D
West Virginia: D
Washington, D.C.: D


Source: CNET News.com research, National Conference of State Legislatures