The logic behind the proposal is that if school-aged kids are spending a lot of money on video games — or parents are spending a lot of money on games for their school-aged kids — these consumers can spend a little bit more in order to improve their school systems.
Now, the author of the post goes on to say that this tax should apply to other forms of entertainment to be fair. I disagree--this tax should only be applied to my ass.
So, the federal government spends $400+ billion on two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and this asshole wants to make kids and their parents help pay for education?
FUCK you, man--that's an insult!
"these consumers can spend a little bit" to improve their education?
SO CAN YOU, DICKHEAD!
The federal government spends something like $26 billion on education across the country. Yes, this guy is a state senator, but the point is there. He should be lobbying the federal government to spend more on education locally instead of bullshitting us with the oft-underfunded "No Child Left Behind" program.
As I said in the comments of the Joystiq post:
So, $400 billion dollars on two wars with little progress, but they decide taxing virtual killing in video games is a good idea.
Here's an idea folks: less real killing then we'll talk about taxing our virtual killing.
I think that sounds fair.
Don't you?
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