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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
11/19/09

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Wait, I can't see the video, but is this what I think it is? The game in the UK called Zombie Virus? A Combination of Crazy Taxi and Carmageddon?

People, this game is lots of fun to play. Also, it features a City which has a Desert Built inside it...
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ThisCharmingMan
12/17/08

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Even besides taxing DLC, this guy wants to cut education and health care. Real smart.
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Mount_Prion
12/17/08

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Can't tax it if I'm not payin for it, biiiiiitch.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
12/17/08

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Let the DLC pay the DLC tax. I pay the Homer tax.

Thats the homeowner tax.

Well this is the biggest tax increase in history.

Actually its the smallest tax increase in history.
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PlayItBogart
12/17/08

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I don't get it. He plays the sympathy card claiming SNL went too far parodying him (which he has a case for), and then he proposes something so silly that you have to wonder if the SNL impression had more truth to it than we imagined.
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TRT-X
12/17/08

@PlayItBogart: To be fair...SNL rips on a TON of people all the time. He's a politician, get over it.

It's no different than ripping on Bush, Obama, or McCain.
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
12/17/08

@TRT-X: great point. being "blind" does not excuse you from being a dumbass. which obvously SNL has proven :)
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I_Hate_This_Place
12/17/08

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This reminds me of the Ray Charles pic where his eyes are replaced with Windows picture load errors and the caption reads "I CANT SEE SHIT"
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Tyrannical
12/17/08

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I knew the mayor was blind, but I didn't know you could add deaf and dumb to the list.
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
12/17/08

@Tyrannical: damn that was low....... but funny as hell lol.
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Pasco
12/17/08

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Don't we already pay sales tax when we purchase a XBL card or Wii card? I know I pay tax when I order DLC on PSN. I have not picked up a PSN card yet, so I don't know how that works. Can something be taxed twice?
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EnigmaNemesis
12/17/08

@Pasco:

Yes you get taxed if you buy the card... and yes it is illegal to have double taxation.
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EnigmaNemesis
12/17/08

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Yet they gave hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to build new stadiums for the Mets and Yankees.
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I_Hate_This_Place
12/17/08

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Whaaa? A democrat raising taxes? You don't say!?
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I_Hate_This_Place
12/17/08

@I_Hate_This_Place: The sad part is, you already pay taxes on the points. Even when you buy them online(as in through LIVE marketplace), when you look at your bank statement it's additional to what was listed due to the taxes. Double dip for New Yorkers.
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Michael Johnson
12/17/08

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And this is why I hate living in NY. They did the SAME THING with people making online purchases on items that came from different states. Its very infuriating, and I hope this doesn't pass.
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
12/17/08

@Michael Johnson: i hear ya.

Patterson needs to stay the fuck away from my games, worry about real NY issues. as it is subway fares are gonna go up, we dont need this stupid tax.
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doubtful
12/17/08

@Michael Johnson:

You've always been legally obligated to pay state tax on goods you import from other states. That's nothing new.

Are you made because they're enforcing a law you typically violated?
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Trowble (XBL/PSN)
12/17/08

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Don't forget, he also proposed an "Obesity Tax," on soda bottles and whatnot with a 15% increase, same as they taxes on cigarettes, in hopes of steering consumers from fatty foods.

Also, doesn't Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony impose taxes on their DLC, such as 800 MS points, 1000 Wii points and the tax shown at time of check out on the PSN are all included at time of confirmation. Wouldn't that be a double taxation?

I hope the legislature doesn't approve. I really don't. I wouldn't want to think three times before making a purchase on DLC.
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CapitalJigga
12/17/08

@Trowble (XBL/PSN): It's funny, while I have a serious problem with a tax on DLC, I don't find an "Obesity Tax" all that bad...
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Cloral
12/17/08

@CapitalJigga: Because one affects you and the other doesn't?
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TrueCrime
12/17/08

@Cloral: I also like the tax on soda. Soda is liquid poison. A few years ago, I used to weigh maybe 80 pounds more than I do now. The first thing I did was cut out soda. I dropped 15 pounds in two months.

Seriously, if more people stopped drinking soda, that means fewer health problems, and we all win financially in the long term.

The DLC tax is BS, though. I hope it never passes, or digital distributors find some loophole to route all transactions through servers in a non-taxing state.
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animexplorer
12/17/08

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go go go America. i am still suprised that stupid americans pay income taxes!=] (because it does not state anywhere that they MUST)

more taxes please!
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SynicVance
12/17/08

@animexplorer: Employers take out income tax before we even see the check, so what are we supposed to do really.
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exion
12/17/08

@Trowble (XBL/PSN): the US store must be different to the European, my friend. There's no tax added at the checkout in the UK store, though the tax might be included in the initial pricing... I'm doubtful though.
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TRT-X
12/17/08

@animexplorer: Since I don't know where you're from, allow me to just lay down a blanket "Your country sucks" comment and be on my way.
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ChimDeathmonkey
12/17/08

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I can't look at his pic without thinking of the SNL skit last weekend. And now people are pissy about that skit, because they were making fun of him for being blind.

When did society become a pansy?

Oh, and on topic, this is rediculous. Corporations like Apple would have this tied up in court so fast.
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exkon
12/17/08

@ChimDeathmonkey:

Yeah and laughing at "retarded" kids is hilarious!! I go to those special ed schools and just laugh at them all the time /sarcasm

But NY is the state that started to tax online amazon order right? Damn them!

I understand that states need to raise money in hard times, but pehaps a different % of tax on online transaction instead of the normal sales tax.
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TRT-X
12/17/08

@exkon: Mocking a public official is different from mocking somebody going about their daily life.

And before you say "His daily life is his role in office" go ahead and check out parody, libel, and slander law.

You're allowed a certain amount of leeway when ripping on somebody who's put themselves in the public eye.
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beeporama (brian.j.parker)
12/17/08

@TRT-X: Just because you're legally allowed to say something, that doesn't make it tasteful.
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Theoutlet
12/17/08

@beeporama (brian.j.parker): However, it does make it hilarious.
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bob7317496
12/17/08

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Don't Wii and MS points both get taxed anyway, or is that some sort of service charge? This would seem to be aimed more at iTunes and its ilk than downloadable games.
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TRT-X
12/17/08

@bob7317496: I know for sure that XBL points get taxed ($6.25 for 400 instead of $5). Haven't bought Wii points online recently.

Now if they're talking about tagging the tax on when you actually USE the points...well then they can kindly shove it.
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A_White_Nite
12/17/08

@TRT-X:
It is actually $6.25 for 500 MSP. Not for 400. And no... MS Points are not taxed. Whether you buy them online or in store, there is no tax involved with them.

This is also true for Wii points and PSN's dlc program as well.
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Cloral
12/17/08

@A_White_Nite: Well then honestly? This seems fair. If we tax other goods, taxing online purchase points makes sense.
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Theoutlet
12/17/08

@Cloral: SHHH. We've got a good thing going. Don't rock the boat.

:P
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