"Political Influence of Adult Sites" and "Free Speech Coalition" pressure.

[Ms Naughty]

I will not pay taxes on internet sales if no one else has to pay taxes on internet sales. I don't care whether it's porn or not. Tax everyone or noone. Do not discriminate against me (us) because I (we) sell porn.

Let me clarify: I didn't have that in mind when I wrote about paying taxes. I was thinking more along the lines of: we're legitimate businesses, we'll pay our (income) taxes like everyone else.

But you do raise another point that we need to lobby on: the crazed suggestions of a "sin tax" on internet porn. It's another issue that we have to fight against for exactly the reasons that Candy has said.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by grandmascrotum

...But you do raise another point that we need to lobby on: the crazed suggestions of a "sin tax" on internet porn. It's another issue that we have to fight against for exactly the reasons that Candy has said.

I say put a porn tax in place - it legitimizes our industry just like it does for smoking & drinking.

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

I say put a porn tax in place - it legitimizes our industry just like it does for smoking & drinking.

Smoke and drink are taxed when they're imported from other countries. Internet porn cannot be taxed when imported from other countries. Haven't we seen enough jobs go over seas during this administration?

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by SirMoby

Smoke and drink are taxed when they're imported from other countries. Internet porn cannot be taxed when imported from other countries. Haven't we seen enough jobs go over seas during this administration?

Maybe laws vary from state to state, but we pay a shitload of "sin tax" on smokes & booze that is produced here in the good old US of A.

[Trixie]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

I say put a porn tax in place - it legitimizes our industry just like it does for smoking & drinking.

I'm with Grandma -- none of the research proves that consuming porn leads to sex crimes, poor health, etc. but there is lots of evidence about the detrimental effects of smoking and drinking.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Trixie

I'm with Grandma -- none of the research proves that consuming porn leads to sex crimes, poor health, etc. but there is lots of evidence about the detrimental effects of smoking and drinking.

That still doesn't change the fact that putting a Gov't tax on it would make the entire porn business even more legit.

[Trixie]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

That still doesn't change the fact that putting a Gov't tax on it would make the entire porn business even more legit.

All it would do is serve to make the arguments AGAINST porn legit. Porn *is* taxed via sales tax except on the internet -- if they want to change the structure of taxation on the internet for everyone, then fine. I wouldn't have a problem with a regular sales tax. But when people (democrats, no less) propose taxes of 25% on porn as though we are at fault for every sick sex crime that happens, going along with it doesn't legitimize our industry, it makes us sound like we're entering a "guilty" plea bargain.

[Halfdeck]

Trixie, why waste energy attacking RawAlex when he makes a better ally than an enemy? What does ranting about TGPs accomplish, except annoy webmasters who put their sweat and blood into building traffic to their TGP? We all take pride in what we do.

Feminism is a point of contention in this thread because the issue only applies to some of us. That doesn't mean its unimportant. But to move this forward, we need to focus on what matters to everyone.