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Old 02-01-2008, 12:13 PM
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use tax system to promate behavior

tax video games, the media TV, alcohol,to the extent to cover the entire cost of
the judicial system . the current system cost the average american family $8000
a year.eliminate thate cost from income txes. If these media conclomerates don't think there actions make adifference then let them pay the cost. Maybe we could decent family programmaing then the garbage that on tv now.


Stand up america and take back our country.

Find out who is profitting from war and put a sur tax on them for at lest 50% the cost of the military.
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Old 02-01-2008, 01:37 PM
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Um, what makes you think there's anything wrong with TV and video games? As far as I can see, their fictional and don't actually have a real affect on people. What good will taxing them do besides risking to damage those rather profitable markets. If you don't like it, don't watch it.
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Old 02-01-2008, 02:14 PM
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Who is the one that determines what behavior is acceptable and what is not?

You might want to tax video games and I might want to tax going to church so who decides what we tax as a form of behavior modification?
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Old 02-01-2008, 02:16 PM
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Taxing to determine people's behavior? I think you are several years late on this one.
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Old 02-11-2008, 11:48 AM
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If you think violence,sexual promiscuity ,violent video games don;t influence behavior, what hole do you live in? Most studies confirm that these behav8ior portrated on the media desensitiice morals and lead to amoral behavior. The principal is already established with the tobacco tax. Apply it to the media . They have the power to impliment change that the averagge taxpayer dan't.
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Old 03-17-2008, 05:05 PM
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If you think violence,sexual promiscuity ,violent video games don;t influence behavior, what hole do you live in? Most studies confirm that these behav8ior portrated on the media desensitiice morals and lead to amoral behavior. The principal is already established with the tobacco tax. Apply it to the media . They have the power to impliment change that the averagge taxpayer dan't.
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Now, would you mind telling us who gets to make the decisions on what is suitable and what is not?

Ted Haggard? Pat Robertson?

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