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When Politicians Tax Violent Video Games
talien79 writes "Taxing video games has a storied history in state legislatures. The reality is that video games, violent or otherwise, simply make too much money to be stopped. But taxing them is a viable compromise, a 'sin tax' of sorts similar to that levied on cigarettes. This article reviews the time-honored tactic of politicians pandering to their base: taxing violent video games."
That's the difference with Obama: he has high expectations for us, and he assumes you have a high-school education if you're going to discuss national politics. Of course this is an assumption, and we know what those can make of us.
A trolling 'OMG NOBAMA WILL RAISE YR TAXES!!1' gets Score: 4, Funny *Waves at freepers* Glad to see you guys are getting out and seeing other parts of the internet. Stick around and maybe learn something?