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PORTLAND, OR — In the latest episode of How Can We Tax This Next, Portland leaders have reportedly discovered an exciting new revenue stream: your Netflix account.
Portland City Council President John Dunphy is floating a proposal to tack on a small monthly fee to streaming services in order to help fund the city’s arts scene. And by “small,” he means something Portland officials are hoping you won’t notice between your seven streaming subscriptions and your monthly existential dread.
“I imagine it not being more than a quarter, maybe 50 cents per streaming service,” Dunphy said.
Because when Portlanders look around at the empty storefronts, rising crime,
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