Mesogen
02-11-2008, 09:39 AM
I guess they think the state is the right instrument with which to regulate the lives of children.
If mom and dad won't make their kids go outside and play, then the state will give them incentives to do so.
http://www.news.com/New-Mexicos-video-game-nanny-tax/2010-1043_3-6229759.html
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/08%20Regular/bills/house/HB0583.html
Sections 1 through 8 of this act may be cited as the "Leave No Child Inside Act".
Gimme a friggin break.
My daughter spends a lot of time playing Sudoku puzzles, for example. Perhaps we should tax Sudoku books, chess boards, and even arts and crafts! After all, the goal here is to do whatever it takes to get kids outside, right? Or is it really just to get kids to stop playing video games?
Either way, legislators shouldn't be using the tax code to play the role of nanny for our kids.
No lie.
If mom and dad won't make their kids go outside and play, then the state will give them incentives to do so.
http://www.news.com/New-Mexicos-video-game-nanny-tax/2010-1043_3-6229759.html
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/08%20Regular/bills/house/HB0583.html
Sections 1 through 8 of this act may be cited as the "Leave No Child Inside Act".
Gimme a friggin break.
My daughter spends a lot of time playing Sudoku puzzles, for example. Perhaps we should tax Sudoku books, chess boards, and even arts and crafts! After all, the goal here is to do whatever it takes to get kids outside, right? Or is it really just to get kids to stop playing video games?
Either way, legislators shouldn't be using the tax code to play the role of nanny for our kids.
No lie.