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28. I began to respond to your post with comments left below but after really thinking about the full

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 01:45 AM

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implications of your last paragraph I find myself in full agreement Backscatter. My proposition is wrong for the reason you mentioned. Thank you.

I was just thinking that it would be possible to draw reasonable definitions and oversight without infringing upon peoples rights under the First Amendment by invoking something much like the "Fire in a crowded theater" stipulation. That said I believe you are right regarding that point ultimately and I would be the last person to advocate eliminating or restricting free speech honestly. I just feel as I stated above to another poster that you can allow for creative expression without restriction on content but still apply a reasonable tax but in reality that wouldn't be fair and could be abused.

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Mental health care and victim support should be shouldered by gamers... immoderate Jan 2013 #1

Not soley funded by such a tax but hell yes a violence tax should be levied on producers of said In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #6

I advocate for a gratuitous tax on country music. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #2

Except for George Strait. nt Walk away Jan 2013 #10

Is Johnny Cash considered country? Glassunion Jan 2013 #12

Why? MrSlayer Jan 2013 #3

Violent movies and 1st person shooter games have been directly linked to mass murderers. I totally In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #9

Isn't that an NRA talking point? ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #13

What are you referring to;where I stated we should BAN assault weapons and regulate the gun industry In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #15

I've yet to see a direct link between games or movies to mass killings. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #25

Violent movies and video games are linked to the large majority of Americans. Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #27

Sweet! Glassunion Jan 2013 #4

I advocate a tax on overly simplistic OPs. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #5

Good luck with your thought policing. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #7

I don't know that I would chacterize a tax on gratuitous violence as thought policing. You're free In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #17

No duh every tax is social engineering. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #19

You are right to the degree that in essensce it is a tax on a gratuitous form of violence/expression In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #24

We should tax meat a lot higher then... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #26

I have never heard of someone picking up a violent movie and ... Walk away Jan 2013 #8

and tax "Hot Wheels" to pay for traffic accidents... Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #11

I am NOT saying this is a solution to the whole problem. Naturally the ease of access and In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #14

Of course Canada has lots of guns. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #16

Great idea! rrneck Jan 2013 #18

I think "Gratuitous " could be fairly easily defined by most reasonable people. I believe you drew In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #21

You can't quantify content to tax it. rrneck Jan 2013 #22

they should put a gratuitous tax on traditional blues or jimmie rodgers yodeling music datasuspect Jan 2013 #20

So how do you define "gratuitous" violence? backscatter712 Jan 2013 #23

I began to respond to your post with comments left below but after really thinking about the full In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #28

Why not on books too? (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #29

And thoughts... that's where the real money is cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #30