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Bulldogcakes
05-23-2008, 05:30 PM
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LOS ANGELES - California state lawmakers are considering an unusual idea to solve the state's huge budget shortfall: Tax pornography.

The idea was proposed by a state assemblyman, and would impose a 25 percent tax on the production and sales of pornographic videos -- the vast majority of which are made in southern California.
HBox
05-23-2008, 05:34 PM
How about THEY JUST BITE THE FUCKING BULLET AND RAISE TAXES OR CUT SPENDING AND STOP FUCKING AROUND WITH STUPID GIMMICKS!!!!!!!!!!1
Bulldogcakes
05-23-2008, 05:39 PM
It's a law of economics that if you want to discourage an activity, you raise the taxes on it.

I guess they want us to stop jerking off.
jonyrotn
05-23-2008, 05:47 PM
Taxation on masterbation?
Jerk offs..They can give it a wack but they'll never pull it off..
topless_mike
05-23-2008, 05:50 PM
fucking great.
another tax is cumming.
jonyrotn
05-23-2008, 06:00 PM
fucking great.
another tax is cumming.
The whole thing sounds like a sticky situation..
booster11373
05-23-2008, 06:09 PM
its so easy, who wants to be seem fighting this except maybe a few porn indusrty people nobody defends their vices its a BS tax
Bulldogcakes
05-23-2008, 06:14 PM
Further proof that many of the people attracted to Politics are people who stay up all nights worried that somebody, somewhere is having a good time.
scottinnj
05-23-2008, 06:23 PM
How about THEY JUST BITE THE FUCKING BULLET AND RAISE TAXES OR CUT SPENDING AND STOP FUCKING AROUND WITH STUPID GIMMICKS!!!!!!!!!!1


damn right. how is this going to help the porn people when the internet is killing off the studios that do a decent job? all that will be left is amatuer shit shot with camera phones.
jonyrotn
05-23-2008, 06:24 PM
its so easy, who wants to be seem fighting this except maybe a few porn indusrty people nobody defends their vices its a BS tax
It's gonna cost $27.50 to jerk off, smoke a cigarette and have a beer..That comes out to like $9,000 a week..It'll be cheaper to get hookers with Charlie Sheen..

Now I have to buy all my porn on an Indian reservation? That's gonna be gross...
scottinnj
05-23-2008, 06:25 PM
its so easy, who wants to be seem fighting this except maybe a few porn indusrty people nobody defends their vices its a BS tax

"first they came for the potheads, and we said nothing. then they came for the smokers, and we said nothing......"
Bulldogcakes
05-23-2008, 06:30 PM
"first they came for the potheads, and we said nothing. then they came for the smokers, and we said nothing......"

. . .then they came for the jerkoffs, and nobody stopped them because their hands were busy.
A.J.
05-24-2008, 08:15 AM
A "sin tax" indeed. Plus they'll probably make you do three Hail Marys after you pay it.
NewYorkDragons80
05-24-2008, 09:54 AM
What this will lead to is porn movies expanding the story and plot in an effort to label their films as legitimate art. Then, California will create a commission to oversee and judge what constitutes pornography, which will probably lead to a lawsuit by the porn industry to argue that there is no definition to "porn". In the end, this tax won't be worth the benefits.
BoondockSaint
05-24-2008, 10:03 AM
They can tax the $0.00 I spend on porn annually all they want.
reillyluck
05-24-2008, 10:04 AM
thankfully redtube.com is free. for now.
pennington
05-24-2008, 10:27 AM
What this will lead to is porn movies expanding the story and plot in an effort to label their films as legitimate art. Then, California will create a commission to oversee and judge what constitutes pornography, which will probably lead to a lawsuit by the porn industry to argue that there is no definition to "porn". In the end, this tax won't be worth the benefits.

Exactly. Plus there must be some "equal protection" aspect to this. "R" rated movies get taxed at a lower rate than "X" rated? Doesn't sound constitutional.

If it is constitutional, the porn producers will move to Nevada or another state. Or they'll be filmed in California but be distributed from another state. Or the legitimate ones that actually do pay taxes will just go underground and not pay any taxes.

This is a really bad idea.
KnoxHarrington
05-25-2008, 08:30 AM
I'm sick of politicians increasing taxes by bullshit "sin" taxes and raising fees for public services. If you need more money, man up, explain to us why you need more money and can't cut spending to compensate, and raise the income and/or sales tax. Don't keep pulling this shit.
Furtherman
05-25-2008, 08:33 AM
Now I have to buy all my porn on an Indian reservation? That's gonna be gross...

I recommend Big Chiefs Vol. 3 starring Poke-ahonnis.
NewYorkDragons80
05-25-2008, 09:52 AM
Now I have to buy all my porn on an Indian reservation? That's gonna be gross...
That's a good line, and an even better point.
oldladyfacepuncher
05-26-2008, 10:23 AM
If you are actually paying for porn, then you should be subject to a Stupidity Tax.
SatCam
05-26-2008, 05:33 PM
These politicians seem to have some sort of fetish with taxing those of us who like to have a little fun. To put it simply - our wallets are getting raped. What if they dont cum up with the taxes? Will the evader face the wrath of the penile system? These shmucks will try to stroke every last penny out of us, and they wont stop until we are empty. While I personally don't blow my load on this kind of stuff, I definitely empathize with those effected, and I can understand why this story is hard to swallow. To sum it up, we are getting shafted by the long black cock of the law.