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.
“Impose a 25 percent tax on the production and sales of pornographic videos—the vast majority of which are made in southern California”
If you tax the production (as distinguished from the sale) of pornographic videos, they will be produced elsewhere. Small loss.
You may also get a lawsuit asserting that imposing a special tax on (lawful) products based on their content violates the First Amendment.
Sounds like the Devil is hard at work and his followers are laughing all the way to the bank.