Proposal to tax porn in California

[innerSpaceman]

Meh, I already decline to purchase porn because it's outrageously expensive. I can get all I need for my, um, needs - for free on the internet.


But, as with so many things, if the prices were reasonable (say a porn DVD not costing six times as much as a Hollywood movie), then I would be a customer.

So tax it at 100% for all I care. And if it drives the business out of California, I won't be shedding a tear ... or a drop of, um, well, nevermind.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

So tax it at 100% for all I care. And if it drives the business out of California, I won't be shedding a tear ... or a drop of, um, well, nevermind.

If I recall correctly, porn is a $5 BILLION dollar industry and 60-80%* of it is produced in California (mostly in the San Fernando Valley). That would mean eliminating a HUGE chunk of California's economy.

I didn't watch the video, but I will guess that the 25% rate would be on the SALE of porn. If so, it wouldn't have any impact on where the porn is produced, so it wouldn't negatively impact our economy.








*All figures are from memory - I may be wrong. It does happen occasionally.