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Nov 2, 2009 7:45 pm US/Pacific

Vallejo Voters To Consider Tax On Text Messages

VALLEJO (CBS 5) ― Vallejo may be in bankruptcy, but there is no deficit when it comes to residents who are texting. That may explain one of the more unusual measures on Tuesday's ballot, which would tax text messages.

If approved, Measure U would tax texts as part of the city's utility tax. How much you would pay would depend on your cell phone plan. It's getting a bad reception with some cell phone users, but city leaders say the measure would lower the overall utility tax, which people already pay on their phone service.

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