Texas Senator Proposes Taxing Games

[NeoXCS]

Is'nt the biggest gaming crowd somewhere in their 30's? Why would it be logical for them to fund schools. ~shrugs~ I think it's crazy, games cost enough as it is. I dont think I'd want my state doing this. I mean yes it's good to fund school but it would be better to use other means then singling out the gamers. The people who get hit worst by this are the people who buy a lot of games, not the average school age person who plays a few games.

[dkjr83]

NeoXCS, I don't think anyone expects students themselves to be the funding source.

You're right about the gaming market being older though.

Another important thing to understand about the gaming market is that it's made up of primarily middle income persons. In my opinion, you shouldn't tax something that hard-working middle (or in a lot of cases low) income Americans buy for their entertainment. Tax the ridiculously rich who buy 30,000 dollar pieces of furniture and diamond jewelry, etc-- a "luxury" tax, basically.

[idapimp]

jesus christ i hate living in texas. every politician either here or from is is a damn retard

[GagaMan]

About time we got some games that were more challigi.....oh.

[kayhanbakid]

this is bullsh!t

i f\/cking cant believe it

[Voltron]

Hey dumbasses, did you ever think that this tax might be a good thing? Little Johnny GTA's money won't just be going to violent video games anymore, it'll be going to good schools as well.

That doesn't justify it in the least. Little Johnny should not be buying GTA in the first place. Or better yet, Little Johnny's mommy and/ or daddy should not let him buy that game if he is not mature enough to understand it is just a game for entertainment.

Taxing video games for that reason? Where will it stop? What will be next?

If any state needs to fund things such as schools then I really think that less money should be appropriated to government welfare programs that a lot of families & illegal immigrants abuse, defraud, and take advantage of.

Oh and Vegetable, who in here is a dumbass? Did you have any favorites or are we all dumb?

[Basil Zero]

Man, this absolutely pisses me off, why wont they waste their own money rather than our's or game company's money to give to schools, they might as well since they have been saying: "The economy is doing good".

[Cap'n 1time]

I have to agree that kids really shouldnt be playing violent video games. do you want your 11 year old going to see a rated R movie? So why should he play a violent video game in which he chooses who too kill, shoot, $#@!, etc. now a videogame tax is no way to prevent this though. I think thats the parents job, not some honky ass local governments.