- Dinosaur Porn
Posted on 05/23/2008 9:40:17 PM PDT by kingattax
LOS ANGELES - California state lawmakers are considering an unusual idea to solve the state's huge budget shortfall: Tax pornography.
The idea was proposed by a state assemblyman, and would impose a 25 percent tax on the production and sales of pornographic videos -- the vast majority of which are made in southern California.
It is unknown, however, how seriously lawmakers will take the idea or how the porn business would deal with the new tax. It is likely, though, that porm-makers would simply pass the cost along to consumers by making pornographic materials more expensive.
However, many economists believe that pornography is an industry with inelastic demand -- meaning market conditions typically don't affect consumers' desire for the product. In other words, it is believed that most porn consumers would continue to buy regardless of how much it cost.
A potential economic downside to the tax proposal is that porn producers could leave California to manufacture and distribute videos in other states that don't impose the tax
So many jokes, so little time.
This is a billion dollar industry in California. If they want to tax those guys...I’d prepare to watch them leave. The industry will likely have a meeting and discuss the best place to relocate to, and I’m guessing its Nevada (either Reno or Vegas). In just a matter of six months...the bulk of the industry will be gone...making millions in another state. Its simply another effort by California to force money out of the state. After the industry leaves...they will set their sights onto the next group to mess with.
Maybe, but the pornographers would then have to take into account the cost of building new studios... uh.
Isn’t most of this stuff sold via the internet? So how would they tax it? And who would be appointed to the pornography commission to determine what is and what isn’t pornography?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
“Maybe, but the pornographers would then have to take into account the cost of building new studios”
There are no studios, only Dodge Caravans.
They wouldn’t have to build many, if any sets.
A amateur internet porn is the wave of the future. There’s so much free stuff out there that most of the commercial producers will be gone within five years anyway. Not that I would know personally, I just read an article about it....
Dinosaur Porn Death Watch.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Um, where are the damn pictures?
Government today is porn, are they taxing themselves?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
They lease warehouses and set up shop therein. Moving the
sets, ie: beds etc, to Nevada will be done by U-Haul.
Cost to them —— a few days downtime!
I guess they’ll move to Ball-ywood...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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