In regards to a porn tax and "being legitimate"?

[After Shock Media]

I have seen this brought up several times in numerous threads. An idea that if they tax our industry with a "porn tax" it would some how legitimize us.
Sounds just wonderfull in theory. Yet the 1st admendment also legitimizes us.
I just do not trust the Government with any sort of power over free speach. Those that happen to know some history should relize this is exactly what they did to illegalize drugs. First they taxed them and you needed stamps to sell or grow them. Then they stopped giving out new stamps and tightened the grip on who could give them out. Then presto they made a wide selection of drugs illegal.
On another note, typically when the Government gets its fingers into any tax pie. It generally comes back for bigger and bigger chunks. Just take a small gander at the ciggerette taxes. Then even with those the ciggerette companies are still targeted. Oh and a side note, a lot of the ciggerette taxes do not even go to where they are supposed to go. Yet they want more and more.

Anyone agree or dissagree?

[reynold]

TOtally Agreed!

[3piece chicken Dinner]

Originally Posted by After Shock Media

I have seen this brought up several times in numerous threads. An idea that if they tax our industry with a "porn tax" it would some how legitimize us.
Sounds just wonderfull in theory. Yet the 1st admendment also legitimizes us.
I just do not trust the Government with any sort of power over free speach. Those that happen to know some history should relize this is exactly what they did to illegalize drugs. First they taxed them and you needed stamps to sell or grow them. Then they stopped giving out new stamps and tightened the grip on who could give them out. Then presto they made a wide selection of drugs illegal.
On another note, typically when the Government gets its fingers into any tax pie. It generally comes back for bigger and bigger chunks. Just take a small gander at the ciggerette taxes. Then even with those the ciggerette companies are still targeted. Oh and a side note, a lot of the ciggerette taxes do not even go to where they are supposed to go. Yet they want more and more.

Anyone agree or dissagree?

I sort of agree but not with your reasoning.

The above mentioned items. ( smokes and drugs) have proven to cause long term health problems.

Masturbation on the other hand ( pun intended) is normal , healthy , and good for you.


Are their addictions to porn?? YES
Are their addictions to Starbucks??? charge them an extra 25%

Protect the children??? How about CCBill and Epoch calling the local Department of Family Services on every customer that calls cancels and says their child signed up?? Child neglect!!!! running rampent in the U.S.A and the government is not responsible to raise my child. I Am. Seems like the Department of Family services should look into these households and do some inspections to make sure the child is in a safe and monitored enviornment. They same way the DOJ can knock on our doors for an inspection.

</ end my Lenny type rant>

[After Shock Media]

Originally Posted by 3piece chicken Dinner

I sort of agree but not with your reasoning.

The above mentioned items. ( smokes and drugs) have proven to cause long term health problems.
</ end my Lenny type rant>

Keep in mind when they pulled the drug version, basicly nobody had even a clue they were bad for you.

[tony286]

Originally Posted by 3piece chicken Dinner

I sort of agree but not with your reasoning.
Protect the children??? How about CCBill and Epoch calling the local Department of Family Services on every customer that calls cancels and says their child signed up?? Child neglect!!!! running rampent in the U.S.A and the government is not responsible to raise my child. I Am. Seems like the Department of Family services should look into these households and do some inspections to make sure the child is in a safe and monitored enviornment. They same way the DOJ can knock on our doors for an inspection.

</ end my Lenny type rant>

I think thats a great idea we have to go on the offensive but they wont do it

[PixeLs]

History teaches us great lessons. Expect that these taxes will only go to Bush's never ending expenditures for the defense department.

[venus]

it will be a cold day in hell when I pay a 25% tax on top of my federal taxes.
they dont want me here, I can take a hint.. I dont have anything tying me down.

[WayneBrady]

stupid cat

While I was fuckin Mrs. Tribble I saw a light out the window
I got up and took a look at it, and I ended up jizing on my window
I got pissed off so I went out side naked and started screaming at the light
The neighbors sat me naked so they called the cops
They cops show up and yell at me for being naked in a residential area
So I get all pissed again, I get on top of the car and pissed on the windshield
The big nig ger one grabs me and handcuffs me
Then they wrap me in a foil blanket and throw me in a cop car
Then I get all pissed off again, and I took a big shit on the seat
I smeared it in a circular motion with my crack
Then I got violent and banged my head on the window
Then the big nig ger one and asked me what that smell was
So I said I took a shit, and the big nig ger one hit me
They drove me to the station booked me, and took me in a room and told me to wait
I waited about 30 minutes
Then the 2 men in black came in one stands in the corner and the other sits down
They asked me what I saw, and I told them I saw a UFO
He then I told me I didn?t see a UFO
I then you don?t tell me what I see
Then he said we can make you disappear
Then I tell them not to threaten me
He then says we can make your wife, kids, and house disappear
Then he pulls a paper out that said I saw a helicopter and I was drunk and high
So I signed it, then I asked what organization they were from
Then the one in the corner and looked at the other and the the one talking said the meeting was over
The cops then took me and threw me into a cell
And the next day I was released and I went home.


Later that afternoon a black military helicopter flew over with no numbers
So I get all pissed off and started throwing shoes at the helicopter and screaming profanities
Then it quickly flew off
15 minutes later a black car pulls up, and the two men in black I saw the day before confront me
The one that didn?t talk cuffs me throws me in a sack and puts me in the trunk
I then start yelling, and Mrs Tribble comes up with a shoe and beats the one that talked yelling I saw it
The one that doesn?t talk pulls out a black object and hits her with it knocking her out
They take her and throw her in the back seat and I still in the trunk in the sack
I start to get pissed off, so I took a piss and yelled I pissed my sack, I pissed my sack
Then they pick me up from the wet sack and put me in the trunk.
The car then starts driving
Were in there for 10 hours
I had to take a shit so I decided to shit my sack
Once we got to the destination they opened the trunk and asked whats that smell
I then reply I shit my sack
They pick me up and took me in a building and then a room
They they bring Mrs Tribble in , She then starts biting the one that don?t talk so he pulls his object out and hits her again
They put her in the corner of the room
Then the one that talked sat me down and said ?you witnessed something that you weren?t suppose to witness that you didn?t witness
What you saw was out of this world technology that you didn?t witness
There are beings that come here to this world that don?t exist
We have an actual alien being here but we don?t actually have it
Were gonna show you it, but you didn?t see it.
Then he says come with me?
And then we all walked down a hall way
We come up to a locked door that opened by DNA finger prints
We go down another hall and in a cell is an alien standing there jizzing on us
And we get hit with a bluish goo. The man in black that talk opened the cell and hit it with the object knocking it out cold
While it?s on the ground it craps itself
The one that talked said ?we showed you something that we didn?t show you
We walk down to the gate and I see Luther Reigns in a cell
Edd asks whats he doing here
He replys he?s not actually here, you didn?t see him
Walked back to the security room where Mrs Tribble is getting up
As soon as she the men in black she throws a chair at the one that talks knocking him down
The 2nd one hits her with object again knocking her out
Then he dragged her out of the room and puts her in the car
And the one that talks put me back in my sack
I asked for a clean one and said your not in a sack it doesn?t exist
They drive me back to my house on the way I piss my sack again.
They take me out of the sack and Mrs Tribble bytes the one that don?t talk
The 2nd one hits her with object again knocking her out cold
He dragged her to the steps and left her there the one that talked said I didn?t witness anything
He said if anyone asked where we were to tell them we weren?t anywhere.
He says we will be watching you and digging threw your trash
They get back in the car and dvive off

[lchaim]

Originally Posted by venus

...
they dont want me here, I can take a hint...

Clearly they (far right wingers) want all of the adult business out of the country.


:/


But from an optimists point of view, they're doing a DAMM good job at ensuring that happens.

[tristan_D]

I think the government is just garnishing everything with these lame justifications when in fact all they want is to solicit more funds and the adult biz happened to be the easy target, knowing that the industry had many persecutors (e.g. irresponsible parents who uses TV as electronic nanny) to have on their side.