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- Oklahoma bill proposes extra tax on violent games
A new bill proposed in Oklahoma seeks to add an extra 1 percent tax on "all violent games" -- a measure that the Entertainment Software Association has described as "patently unconstitutional." The bill is the latest in a series of legislation that has targeted the video game industry, such as the 2005 California law that sought to block the sale of violent video games to minors without parent ...
bill new tax 05 Feb 2012 - Oklahoma Bill to Tax Violent Video Games Is Clueless and Inconsistent
Once more into the land of moral foolishness: An Oklahoma State Representative just introduced a bill that would impose a tax on games deemed "violent," with the money from said tax going to battle bullying and childhood obesity.
bill new tax 05 Feb 2012 - Utah state school board opposes tuition tax credit bill
Utah state school board opposes tuition tax credit bill By lisa schencker The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 3, 2012 07:48PM MDT The state school board voted Friday to officially oppose a tuition tax credit bill intended to help students attend private schools. The board voted 8-6 to not lend support to Sen. Howard Stephenson?s SB151. The bill would allow donors to receive tax credits for ...
bill new tax 05 Feb 2012 - New TIF bill could have big effect in N. Platte
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bill new tax 05 Feb 2012 - New 'sin' tax bill filed
A MALACAÑANG-backed version of a bill simplifying so-called sin taxes has been filed at the House of Representatives, with its proponent claiming the priority measure will raise substantial revenues for the government.
bill new tax 05 Feb 2012 - Oklahoma the latest state to pin problems on video games, proposes sin tax
An Oklahoma legislator is proposing a ?what about the children?? bill (HB 2696) that aims to tax violent video games. Former schoolteacher and current Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, William T. Fourkiller, wants to levy an excise tax rate of one percent on the sale of violent video games; because these games supposedly spawn the obese bullies which plague our society.
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