Filed under: Business Trends
For years now there has been a popular movement to increase taxes on everything from alcohol to tobacco to gambling.
This is a quick and easy way for states to raise more money. Essentially its exploiting the soft addictions allowed by the federal government. These little “nasty” habits are seen as socially unnecessary or unacceptable.
Since the general population looks down on these activities its easier to levy higher taxes on them.
The next proud member of this group of “Sins” is apparently adult oriented business. Since it is apparently unsociable to have sexual desires, its ideal for those things to have higer taxes.
This is a bit absurd in my opinion not just because i operate adult related companies. Its just the implications of such a broad reaching blanket statement such as “sin” can easiliy be abused.
Its like a “War On Terror” or a “War On Drugs” this new “War On Sin” is just another way to monetize these very same activites in a positive way for state and federal agencies.
Wouldnt it just be great to block out all adult related material in the country foreign or domestic. Not to worry its not about free speach, you can have an adult site but first you need to register.
Get your special internet porn ghetto address lets say a .xxx perhaps and pay your federal adult operating licensing fees and your good to go.
Sure this it may sound far fetched but China blocks out alot of outside and internal web sites for their users, and the feds could certainly use a boost in funds. Not to mention the fact that the christian evangelicals would certainly love to keep this whole healthy adult sexuality thing under wraps.
Lets hope for the best, but it is something to think about.
Thats all for now.
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