Oklahoma Shoots Down Violent Videogame Tax

[Isalan]

Heh, Bill Fourkiller.

Presumably he's worried about his nephew young Bobby Quad-damage.

OT: Lets just stick a 10% tax on everything and pay off the politicians. C'mon people, be pragmatic.

 

[salinv]

I doubt this was a principled defense of video games by the Oklahoma legislature. Most of them probably made it as far as "This bill proposes a new tax" and didn't bother to go further. That's a very conservative state, and a difficult one to raise taxes in no matter what the target.

Yep, though I am surprised that it took this long to happen in the first place.

BTW, fuck the VGVN.

Why? Theyre the good guys.

They are sponsored by the ESA, whom were stated to be pro-SOPA. The VGVN does seem to be spouting the opposite message, I am a bit confused, honestly.

 

[Antonio Torrente]

BTW, fuck the VGVN.

Why? Theyre the good guys.

They supported SOPA and PIPA.

 

[LordFisheh]

It's just politics, Commander.

Seriously though, of course they're going to cover their asses from an extra tax, and they'll be a 'champion of the gaming community' - if it helps them. But they aren't going to pass up a chance to attack piracy and create profitable stagnation.

 

[Pat8u]

Courts/governments should only be allowed to govern things if they are objective, moral issues(which do not harm anyone) are subjective so this bill will never in a million years be made a law/tax

 

[Bluecho]

Courts/governments should only be allowed to govern things if they are objective, moral issues(which do not harm anyone) are subjective so this bill will never in a million years be made a law/tax

Ah yes, but there's the rub. What constitutes a "objective, moral issue"? Not that I think morality is subjective, but too many people out there do. And really, should governments be getting up and dictating what a person is or is not allowed to do? Other than obvious things that people wouldn't allow to go on regardless, like murder theft and rape?

It's all well and good to talk about these things, but one must remember that nothing is as cut and dry as one might think.

 

[FalloutJack]

Fat and aggressive? Wouldn't those two conditions cancel each-other out anyway?

In Oklahoma? Yes. In other states? Not so much.

Still, kudos for common sense. What kind of idiot taxes a theraputic violent video game?

 

[Draconalis]

[ Not that I think morality is subjective, but too many people out there do.

Because it is... your morality is different from my morality, which is different from the Hindu morality.

Who's right?


OT: Is that man's name really... Fourkiller?

 

[Strazdas]

So, stupid americans (not implying that americans are stupid, just that there is a stupid guy who happens to be american) are still fighting the "violent games". werent they pretty much thrown down the toilet few years back already?

 

[luckshot]

wow that seems like a lot of effort for a bill that didnt have a lot of thought put into it...but maybe that's just how the guy operates -lots of effort and no thought-

at least it got killed

 

[pppppppppppppppppp]

Fat and aggressive? Wouldn't those two conditions cancel each-other out anyway?

How many rednecks have you met from OK? More than a few of them are big and aggressive. It's from all the videogames they play

Fixed it for ya

 

[mikey7339]

Fat and aggressive? Wouldn't those two conditions cancel each-other out anyway?

How many rednecks have you met from OK? More than a few of them are big and aggressive. It's from all the beer they drink.

And all the McDonald's and insanely bad diet most midwesterners have. The aggressiveness probably comes from being being brainwashed by the hate filled churches that are prevalent in the middle of the country.