Rugger08 said:
damkira said:
A Democratic lawmaker in New Mexico wants to tax televisions and video games to raise funds to fight childhood obesity and improve education in the state, officials said Friday. "I have asked our legislative council service to prepare the "Leave No Child Inside" bill and am hopeful that it will be ready for me to introduce on Monday," educator-turned-lawmaker Gail Chasey told AFP. "Leave No Child Inside" -- a play on the federal education initiative "No Child Left Behind" -- is backed by grassroots environmental group, the Sierra Club. "The bill proposes levying a one-percent excise tax(good pun) on the purchase of TVs, video games and video game equipment and would create the 'Leave No Child Inside' fund to receive those revenues," Michael Casaus of the Sierra Club told AFP. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080125230108.k05u9plm&show_article=1 |
This is an awful idea. Why not tax McDonalds if they fighting childhood obesity. |
McDonalds is too big of a market. People don't buy TVs everyday so they won't care as much, and most don't buy videogames a all so they won't care about that part. Lots of people buy Big Macs 2-3 times a week if not more. (sadly.)
This is what states do to raise money. It's why it costs you an arm and a leg to poison yourself with cigarrettes and achohol.
They tax a minority and help a larger group... the tax gets passed. Kidna discrimitory when you think about it. Really could use a ammendment to the constitution against taxing only certain sectors.
Then however i'd have to pay more taxes.
