Oklahoma Representative Proposes Violent Game Tax
Posted by Adam Larck on 02.04.2012
ESA issues response.
Some states just never learn.
Oklahoma State Representative William Fourkiller has proposed a 1 percent tax on T, M and AO-rated games.
"Violent video games contribute to some of our societal problems like obesity and bullying, but because they raise a lot of revenue, they can also provide part of the solution," Fourkiller said.
California recently had to reimburse the Entertainment Software Association $950,000 in legal fees for trying to pass a similar law.
"We are disappointed that even in the wake of an overwhelming decision in the United States Supreme Court finding proposals such as this to be patently unconstitutional, there are those who still try to attack video game with outdated notions of our industry," the ESA said to Joystiq. "Taxing First Amendment protected material based on its content is misguided."
So violent video games, as opposed to other types, specifically contribute to obesity? And all T rated games are violent? This guy is really pulling some rabbits out of his hat.
Posted By: Guest#6594 (Guest) on February 04, 2012 at 01:31 PM
Rated T games? Smash Bros is rated T for crying out loud.
Posted By: Justin Weinblatt (Registered) on February 04, 2012 at 01:49 PM
I guess Oklahoma wants to lose money.
Posted By: Guest#2858 (Guest) on February 04, 2012 at 04:11 PM
Has this been bought up for movies to
Posted By: Guest#9130 (Guest) on February 04, 2012 at 05:09 PM
If you want to do something about obesity, tax restaurants that think that 2+ pounds of food is a normal-sized serving. Tax junk food until healthy food becomes the cheaper alternative, not the other way around.
And bullying? That's a result of people's upbringing. if they've had a shitty life, or they've been raised to think that they're better than other people, they might take that out on others. It's a complicated social issue that cannot be solved by a tax on violent media, but of course, it's cheaper and easier to find a scapegoat than to identify and attack the real cause of the problem.
And if anyone wants to suggest that games cause school shootings: put a tax on guns.
Honestly, I can't believe how stupid politicians have gotten these days.
Posted By: Guest#1530 (Guest) on February 05, 2012 at 05:18 AM
What do you want. There aint shit to do in Oklahoma. The guy needs to appear busy. You know what contributes to these kids playing video games? LIVING IN OKLAHOMA!!
Posted By: HHH (Guest) on February 05, 2012 at 02:29 PM
Yeah! I'm from Tulsa OK! Wait, what's the story about?
SONOFABI...
I thought the "Violent video games contribute to some of our societal problems like obesity and bullying..." line was pretty amusing.
It used to be drunk parents. Then it was MTV. I wonder what it will be in 10 years.
Posted By: Comment Board Poster (Guest) on February 06, 2012 at 09:52 AM
What do you want. There aint shit to do in Oklahoma. The guy needs to appear busy. You know what contributes to these kids playing video games? LIVING IN OKLAHOMA!!
Posted By: HHH (Guest) on February 05, 2012 at 02:29 PM
Been to Oklahoma much? It's no different than any other state, just not on such a grand scale. There's everything to do here there is to do in New York. We just have one or two locations to do it in rather than one or two every mile. Which is fine, we much a lot fewer people.
Posted By: Comment Board Poster (Guest) on February 06, 2012 at 09:54 AM
Yeah! I'm from Tulsa OK! Wait, what's the story about?
SONOFABI...
I thought the "Violent video games contribute to some of our societal problems like obesity and bullying..." line was pretty amusing.
It used to be drunk parents. Then it was MTV. I wonder what it will be in 10 years.
Posted By: Comment Board Poster (Guest) on February 06, 2012 at 09:52 AM
You forgot heavy metal music and D&D, the big "culprits" of youthful problems when I was a kid in the 80's.
Posted By: Guest#7616 (Guest) on February 06, 2012 at 11:07 PM
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