Gov. Paterson abandons plan to tax everything enjoyable.

*sigh of relief* From the NY Post:

With his approval ratings at an all-time low, Gov. Paterson announced today that he will drop the so-called "iTunes" tax and other surcharges as potential revenue generators - and plans to use money from President Obama's stimulus package to help close the state's growing deficit.

In a bid to wipe out a $14 billion budget gap, Paterson had called for 88 new fees last December - including taxing the sale of downloaded music and other "digitally delivered entertainment services."

Movie tickets, taxi rides, soda, beer, wine, cigars, massages, health club memberships and Internet porn would have also been taxed under Paterson's controversial proposal.