Joe Biden sees 'no legal reason' why we can't tax violent video games - Polidicks

[IMG]http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2013/05/14/370062.jpg[/IMG] [URL="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/467483/20130514/violent-videogame-tax-biden-obama-gun-control.htm"]Source[/URL] [quote]In a meeting with religious representatives to discuss gun control, Vice President Biden said there would be "no restriction on the ability" to tax violent games and that there was "no legal reason why they couldn't."[/quote] For those unaware, video games are already taxed in the United States, he's proposing an additional "violent video game" surcharge.

Ignorant cunt.

I don't see any reason we can't start taxing stupid proposals.

But he didn't say moral reason, of course there's nothing illegal about it.

Too bad we can't tax stupidity.

...does he think a tax will just suddenly stop kids from getting the latest Call of Duty? [editline]8:32PM[/editline] Why am I getting all these zings? I didn't even do anything clever.

Someone that doesn't know anything about x potentially attempting to pass legislation for x. The daily life of our Congress.

[QUOTE=Rellow;40648237]...does he think a tax will just suddenly stop kids from getting the latest Call of Duty?[/QUOTE] The tax is supposed to go to victims and their family. He's insinuating that violent video games are responsible for those deaths.

Actually there is a very good reason to not tax video games. Because they are a form of free speech. Now when you go to a store and buy a video games, you pay a sales tax, but that's just something slapped onto all consumer products. But specifically targeting a form of free speech? I say no. What if they decided to tax gun literature, critical thinking texts, or Korans? Also, what does taxing video games have to do with curbing violence? What if I download a free shooter from the internet that's gory, bloody, and sick as shit? How you gonna tax that? Taxing video games like this is a shit, feel good, make you look like you're getting something done but not really law.

We should tax air and water while we're at it. After all it is a public service, regulated by the EPA, which is a government agency. :downs:

In that case, we should tax Christian and Islamic teachings for all the violence they potentially cause. Buddhism gets a pretty big rebate though.

yep I played postal 2 and now I pee on people, please tax me more

[QUOTE=cqbcat;40648257]Actually there is a very good reason to not tax video games. Because they are a form of free speech. Now when you go to a store and buy a video games, you pay a sales tax, but that's just something slapped onto all consumer products. But specifically targeting a form of free speech? I say no. What if they decided to tax gun literature, critical thinking texts, or Korans? Also, what does taxing video games have to do with curbing violence? What if I download a free shooter from the internet that's gory, bloody, and sick as shit? How you gonna tax that? Taxing video games like this is a shit, feel good, make you look like you're getting something done but not really law.[/QUOTE] Free speech? It's a form of consumer entertainment, not a political manifesto.

"violent video games" is such a broad term.

Don't forget to tax every little piece of anything that might have violence in it while you're at it, and please, don't mask it off with a "its to help the families" excuse.

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;40648292]In that case, we should tax Christian and Islamic teachings for all the violence they potentially cause. Buddhism gets a pretty big rebate though.[/QUOTE] Buddhists and their Burmanese government in Myanmar are currently committing genocide and ethnic cleansing. They're not as peaceful as people on the internet like to pretend.

[QUOTE=Starpluck;40648333]Buddhists and their government are currently committing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, they're not as peaceful as people on the internet like to pretend.[/QUOTE] shhh stop ruining it

Let's tax violent movies and books too.

[QUOTE=Rammaster;40648474]Let's tax violent movies and books too.[/QUOTE] Tax violent governments - Washington will become vastly rich and bankrupt at the same time.

While I haven't heard anything more about how they were "going to ask them to tone down violence in video games", I friggin' saw the possibility of this happening from a mile away. They can't outright stop something, so they try to come up with a way for them to profit from it hidden behind the excuse of "its to protect you".

[QUOTE=Starpluck;40648333]Buddhists and their Burmanese government in Myanmar are currently committing genocide and ethnic cleansing, not as peaceful as people on the internet like to pretend.[/QUOTE] the tenets of buddhism(as i understand them) are mostly peaceful while islam, christianity, and judaism are a lot more grey and open to individual interpretation. i mean fundamental buddhists are pretty much vegan and abhor killing of any kind.

[QUOTE=Starpluck;40648333]Buddhists and their Burmanese government in Myanmar are currently committing genocide and ethnic cleansing, not as peaceful as people on the internet like to pretend.[/QUOTE] Wow fuck Lisa Simpson, lying bitch.

[QUOTE=Apache249;40648221]I don't see any reason we can't start taxing stupid proposals.[/QUOTE] If they actually did this the entire US Federal government could be funded by the governmental-idiocy tax.

[QUOTE=Joeyl10;40648327]"violent video games" is such a broad term.[/QUOTE] "Super Mario Brothers" is a terrible game that is completely inappropriate for children. From the first few seconds of the game, the player is constantly encouraged to kill the enemies - either by violently crushing them underfoot or by torching them with flames. The player is then awarded bonus points (encouraging this violent behavior) and the corpse quickly disappears from the screen (minimizing the impact and seriousness of the violence). Death is made to be comedic - the death animation features the player looking at the screen, making a silly face, and falling down. But perhaps most worrisome for the concerned parent is the extensive use of demonic imagery. Hearkening to the demonic landscapes of the infamous [I]DOOM[/I], one-eighth on the game takes place in hellish dungeons filled with darkness and flame. Satan himself appears by these lakes of fire, as in the book of Revelation. It is very worrying to see games with this content marketed towards our children. Why doesn't the government step in to protect the youth of today?

[QUOTE=yawmwen;40648676]the tenets of buddhism(as i understand them) are mostly peaceful while islam, christianity, and judaism are a lot more grey and open to individual interpretation. i mean fundamental buddhists are pretty much vegan and abhor killing of any kind.[/QUOTE] Any religion is open to interpretation, it's all up to how the person practicing sees it. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have some pretty good things outlined in their basic beliefs as well, alms-giving (charity) is one of the five pillars of Islam, and the Christian and Jewish Ten commandments both forbid murder and theft. A lot of religions have pretty similar basic principals.

[QUOTE=asteroidrules;40648882]Any religion is open to interpretation, it's all up to how the person practicing sees it. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have some pretty good things outlined in their basic beliefs as well, alms-giving (charity) is one of the five pillars of Islam, and the Christian and Jewish Ten commandments both forbid murder and theft. A lot of religions have pretty similar basic principals.[/QUOTE] Jesus and Muhammed called for cooperation between religions, but after the Age of Omar, the teachings of Islam were bastardized. As for Jesus, the Catholic Church became corrupt and decided to use God as an excuse to fuck everyone.

[QUOTE=asteroidrules;40648882]Any religion is open to interpretation, it's all up to how the person practicing sees it.[/QUOTE] See also: denominations of Christianity

There is no legal reason why we cannot tax tax.

[QUOTE=Starpluck;40648249]The tax is supposed to go to victims and their family. He's insinuating that violent video games are responsible for those deaths.[/QUOTE] So basically it's a big pile of money going to nobody.

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;40648943]There is no legal reason why we cannot tax tax.[/QUOTE] And then tax that tax. Endless taxes, no one can have money.