Comments on: New Mexico’s ‘Leave No Child Inside Act’ Will Create 1% Gaming Tax

By: dubstylee

dubstylee — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

lol nice picture

By: Nogoodpunk42

Nogoodpunk42 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Example phone conversation between 2 young (ages 12-15) kids
Kid 1: so did you get Halo 3?
Kid 2: no couldn’t afford it
Kid 1: So what do you want to do
Kid 2: we could do one of those outdoor things they’ve been talking about
Kid 1: nah…..they’re gay!
Kid 2: (laughs)
Kid 1: so you want to play hockey or something?
Kid 2: can’t my blades are broken
Kid 1: uh you want to get some booze from my mom’s cabinet again? At least it’s something…
Kid 2: alright hey maybe we can see what Sara and Tracey are doing tonight maybe they’ll want to get drunk!
Kid 1: dude……..awesome idea!

By: VAMPYRE BLADE

VAMPYRE BLADE — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Dont they tax people enough to pay for other peoples kids by making them pay for schools. why the hell should someone who has no kids be forced to support someone elses kids thats just retarded.

By: cRiPkILLa69

cRiPkILLa69 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Well this is kind of the same as the cigarette’s tax. They figure if it is too expensive people won’t do it. Of course we see how well that worked for cigarettes so now we’ll see how well it works for gaming. I seriously doubt this will have any effect especially since it’s only 1% tax and kids aren’t the ones paying it. an extra 50 cents on a 50 dollar game isn’t going to do squat to make a parent go “that’s to expensive I’m not buying it” and kids are going to game instead of play outside regardless of if there are jungle gyms or whatever.

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@cRipkILLa69
Exactly……just because I want to buy a TV doesn’t mean I should have to pay a tax to educate crumby parents and lazy kids….

By: Spurge

Spurge — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Just another excuse for a new department to scam more money off people.

By: JosefStalin

JosefStalin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

First of all raising the tax on cigarrettes is the main reason why people stop smoking. This is why tobacco companies fight all tax hikes. They lose customers. A lot of people cant afford to kill themselves anymore.

But anyway this isnt what this game tax seems to be doing. The tax isnt supposed to be a deterrent to buying the game. Its just a way to raise revenue for…parks and such. Things could be doing other than playing video games.

It’s not the greatest of ideas and I think New Mexico has bigger problems than kids playing video games. It’s one of the poorest states in the country. Has one of the lowest literacy rates high school graduation rates et cetera. Presumably a high teenage pregnancy rate too. These are the things that should be addressed first.

By: Gamer8585

Gamer8585 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Anyone else find this law just kind of pointless?

Let me explain: Kids want to play video games because the games are the best form of entertainment. The government decides to tax games to use funds to create maintain and promote outdoor activities. The very activities kids already know of and have no interest in.

Basically the only way this can work is if they make the outdoor activities more interesting then video games and TV. I think Vegas is giving 8*10^76:1 odds on that happening.