Texas Senator Proposes Game Tax

Via 1up, an article at the Brownsville Herald detailing a proposed tax on videogames. From the article: "The McAllen Democrat said on Wednesday he plans to propose a 5 percent tax on videogames when he and other members of the Senate Finance Committee meet this weekend to discuss a series of tax bills. It would raise about $65 million every two years and be designated for new schools and building upgrades at poor school districts, he said. 'You have all these kids buying videogames, and sometimes they are good, some are bad and that's not my call,' Hinojosa said. 'But I think that we can generate (money) to put toward the schools they go to.'"

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from the wtf dept

[MoFoQ]

wtf.....why not a tax on stupid proposals and on stupid politicians.

you know...if these politicians took a 5% pay-cut (or just forgo a raise for a year), I'm sure they can collect the funds to help the schools....or tax the Texan oil companies that are forcing families to choose between school supplies, gas, and food.

heck...if Chenney would donate some of his return, damn...that's alot of money for a po' person like me and old Oprah.

Yeah

[Cyno01]

Uhg, im a recent high school grad, i agree soo much. So much that people complain about with regards to school is just wrong. Teachers salaries too low? Average i've heard is around $40k to start, and remember, they only work 8 months out of the year. That equals $60k a year starting pay. Thats a lot for a BA/BS and no experience in anything. Plus most of them get government benifits. As for smaller class sizes, thats a scam too to get more teachers on the payroll. Why does the teachers union think teachers cant handle more than 10 kids at a time? Remember one room schoolhouses, where 1 teacher would teach 50 students in different grades. I thought the quality of education in this country had been declining since then, why dont we go back to that? And before you flame me, my mom is a public school teacher, and most of these opinions are from her.