Texas Politician Wants Violent Games Tax

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday January 25, 2006 @03:26AM from the worse-than-cigarettes-by-far dept.

Gamepolitics reports that a candidate for the Governor of Texas would pass a violent games tax if elected. From the article: "The Amarillo Globe News is reporting that Republican gubernatorial candidate Star Locke wants to scrap Texas' current property tax system. Instead, Locke would institute new taxes on abortion providers, soft drinks, and violent video games to fund the state's government. Locke, a rancher and builder from Corpus Christi, favors a 50% tax on violent games, as well as a $10,000 tax per abortion and a 10% levy on sweetened soft drinks."

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Texas gave us Dubya... by symbolic · 2006-01-25 04:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic

So is this any surprise?
Re:So let me get this straight....... by Spock+the+Baptist · 2006-01-25 04:23 · Score: 0, Offtopic

The GOP is a small incestuous world.

And the Democrats aren't?

As in I want to be President just like my hubby...
Or
I want to be President just like my brother, uncle, etc. JFK...

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