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Gamers more used to battling demons, giants and dragons may soon be tacking another mortal enemy - the tax man. Slowly but surely authorities around the world are turning their attention to online games and virtual worlds and the tax-exempt status of the economic activity taking place within them.

link: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7746...)
submitted by: Qword   Nov 25, 2008
category: Entertainment keywords: gaming, tax, economy, wow, second life
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We need a government shrinking machine asap.
posted by: GreenApples     Nov 25, 2008
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i had to laugh at that becasue it;s so rediculous of government to even think of taxing gaming.......freeking rediculous of the ways they can think of how to get in our pockets...... this unconstitutional government is coming down, whether thru revolution or economic collapse or invasion........ people are sick of the bullshit
posted by: weatherbill     Nov 25, 2008
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next there will be an oxygen tax... the more you breathe, the more you pay
posted by: safeshark     Nov 25, 2008
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Come to think of it, isn't there some kind of "carbon tax" already?
posted by: safeshark     Nov 25, 2008
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Yea, there already is a carbon tax.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax

This will be called the gaming tax I assume.
posted by: JoshLowry     Nov 25, 2008

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