News, Wisconsin Senator Proposes State Videogame Tax. (buy, cost, jobs)

[JD59]

Tax revenue will help move delinquent 17-year-olds into juvenile detention

This week, Wisconsin state Senator Jon Erpenbach proposed a bill that would add an additional tax on video games and gaming equipment, like consoles and accessories.

The new tax would levy a 1% surcharge on the sale of video games and related equipment, with funds applied towards the cost of moving non-violent, delinquent 17-year-olds into the juvenile detention system, as they are currently treated, prosecuted, and incarcerated as adults.

http://www.dailytech.com/Wisconsin+S...ticle10153.htm

[ara^bess]

I understand the idea, but what about the 17 years olds who don't break the law and chose to work jobs so they can buy all of the latest gaming gadgets? Just a thought.