Thu
Jan 18 2007
11:06 am
By: R. Neal

The Rep proposes a tax on porn with the proceeds used to eliminate the sales tax on groceries. Hilarity ensues. Michael Silence has the roundup.

Sounds silly, but I suppose it isn't any sillier than my idea from a while back to tax video games and fast food to help fund education and health care.

Except with my idea, it would be easier to identify what to tax. The Rep doesn't seem to have done much, uh, homework on his porns.

First, he isn't clear on how much porn there is to be taxed. He says in this KNS article that the "bill is in the process of being researched." Heh. I imagine it is. No, wait. I'd rather not imagine.

He also says "Movies with an 'R' rating or lower would not be taxed, but those with an X rating would."

Perhaps The Rep isn't aware that the MPAA rating system is voluntary, and that only a handful of major studio releases have ever received an 'X' rating (and most of those went back to the editing room).

The adult film industry does not submit their movies to the MPAA for rating. Instead, they made up their own "XXX" rating. We can't wait to see The Rep's definition of "XXX" in his proposed legislation.

Anyway, publicity stunt legislating is hard work, y'all.

SayUncle's picture

And, of course, most porn is

And, of course, most porn is free thanks to Al Gore's Internets.

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SayUncle
Can't we all just get a long gun?

Sven's picture

Amateur. If he'd connected

Amateur. If he'd connected porn to terrorism, he coulda hit the trifecta.

Number9's picture

I owe 10 cents...

If the intent is to put a tax on undesirable behavior how about a tax on spelling? Say a dime a word. Between Rep. Campfield and GOP Chair Hornback we could balance the Knox County budget bidget.

D Mac's picture

Bad grammar tax also?

If you add a tax on grammatical errors on his posts we could properly fund all our schools! It is embarassing to read anything he writes.

Brian A.'s picture

Neat idea

If we also implement a tax on the gays, perhaps we can eliminate the federal income tax!

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

Socialist With A Gold Card's picture

Does that mean I have to pay

Does that mean I have to pay a tax every time my belt and my shoes match?

--Socialist With A Gold Card


"I'm a socialist with a gold card. I firmly believe we need a revolution; I'm just concerned that I won't be able to get good moisturizer afterwards." -- Brett Butler

SnM's picture

Tax on thingy

The rep's too late. Monty Python beat him to a similar proposal ages ago. The punchline: "Well it'll certainly make chartered accountancy a much more interesting job."

Les Jones's picture

"I won't call it an

wdyt_photo5.article.jpg"I won't call it an injustice until they start taxing prostitutes."
Barry Waldman, Importer-Exporter

www.lesjones.com

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