Topic: Taxing virtual economies.

[VulturEMaN]

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-10-16T121700Z_01_N15306116_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-SECONDLIFE-TAX.xml&WTmodLoc=InternetNewsHome_C1_%5bFeed%5d-5

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[IceFox]

>_<

[VulturEMaN]

I kinda see the point that they're making, but it sounds so darn stupid :/

They'd have to tax Runescape too, and then it wouldn't be free anymore. YAY! KILL THE HIPPIES!

[DiE HaRrD PuNk]

Thank God. I hope they do tax runescape. my brother is on that from the time he gets home until he sleeps. Hes addicted to that game. He has autism and growls and makes noises and breaks thigns if he cant play or get what he wants. hes a little demon child

[VulturEMaN]

Then they'd start taxing counterstrike games....

every time you bought a 800$ grenade, you'd have to pay 5$ :/

[carterhawk]

Hes a little demon child

Thats a terrible thing to say about your own flesh and blood, shows us what kind of person you realy are.


to the op: At most, this should only apply to when you actualy convert your virtual assets into $USD. If they try and start taxing transactions within the game, it will lead to all kinds of mess and headaches. Ill just be glad that in City of Heroes you dont have "money" just a metaphorical "influence"

[DiE HaRrD PuNk]

Hes a little demon child

Thats a terrible thing to say about your own flesh and blood, shows us what kind of person you realy are.


to the op: At most, this should only apply to when you actualy convert your virtual assets into $USD. If they try and start taxing transactions within the game, it will lead to all kinds of mess and headaches. Ill just be glad that in City of Heroes you dont have "money" just a metaphorical "influence"

Well you obviously dont know him. I swear he is possessed.

When he was 3 he stabbed my 1 and a half yr old cousin in the eye with a knife.

when he was 5 he took croque balls and mallets and threw them at my mom.

when he was 6 he went after me with a butchers knife.

He beat up my little cousin until he bled when he was 9.

And no it doesnt show how i really am, you dont even know me. And this is something new from someone who thinks God is evil and the devil is better and everything.

Try to put something off to make people look bad is pretty much all you do

[Elizabeth Rose]

Hes a little demon child

Thats a terrible thing to say about your own flesh and blood, shows us what kind of person you realy are.

DO NOT start that crap.  It's just an idiomatic expression and you know it.

[spongebobnet]

Hes a little demon child

Thats a terrible thing to say about your own flesh and blood, shows us what kind of person you realy are.

DO NOT start that crap.  It's just an idiomatic expression and you know it.

He posted that because he didn't know about the kid.And he wanted to make himnself for once look right in front of DiE HaRrD PuNk.Because he knew that,that would not be the right thing to say because he thought that the kid is not as evil as what Diehardpunk said.

Thats what i think.

[Elizabeth Rose]

Hes a little demon child

Thats a terrible thing to say about your own flesh and blood, shows us what kind of person you realy are.

DO NOT start that crap.  It's just an idiomatic expression and you know it.

He posted that because he didn't know about the kid.And he wanted to make himnself for once look right in front of DiE HaRrD PuNk.Because he knew that,that would not be the right thing to say because he thought that the kid is not as evil as what Diehardpunk said.

Thats what i think.

Um... did you understand my post at all?  And us a space after a period please, it's killing my eyes.

[DiE HaRrD PuNk]

Hes a little demon child

Thats a terrible thing to say about your own flesh and blood, shows us what kind of person you realy are.

DO NOT start that crap.  It's just an idiomatic expression and you know it.

Thank you Liz.

And no he doesn't care what the kid is like, he is just looking to start something.

BACK on topic.

They should tax some things in the serious mature games, but not for things like neopets or anything.

[IceFox]

Hes a little demon child

Thats a terrible thing to say about your own flesh and blood, shows us what kind of person you realy are.

DO NOT start that crap.  It's just an idiomatic expression and you know it.

Thank you Liz.

And no he doesn't care what the kid is like, he is just looking to start something.

BACK on topic.

They should tax some things in the serious mature games, but not for things like neopets or anything.

Why? Because you don't like them?

[DiE HaRrD PuNk]

Hes a little demon child

Thats a terrible thing to say about your own flesh and blood, shows us what kind of person you realy are.

DO NOT start that crap.  It's just an idiomatic expression and you know it.

Thank you Liz.

And no he doesn't care what the kid is like, he is just looking to start something.

BACK on topic.

They should tax some things in the serious mature games, but not for things like neopets or anything.

Why? Because you don't like them?

No, i like them just fine.
They should tax them because buying bombs and blowing things up is not something to be done by an eleven year old. If there are texas on this then there will most likely be less of it, wich in terms is lowering the amount of bombing going on, and most likely these kids wont be paying 5 bucks forevery bomb they buy and blow up. It would help control the seriousness of the game and how this could affect a child in real life.

[VulturEMaN]

Or maybe 11yr olds shouldn't be playing M games without supervision.

Houses need to be restricted to 1 TV. That's the solution.

[DiE HaRrD PuNk]

Or maybe 11yr olds shouldn't be playing M games without supervision.

Houses need to be restricted to 1 TV. That's the solution.

I could care less. Televison sucks these days anywho.

But point being with the 11 yr olds is that some parents dont care because it keeps the kids outta their hair. And away from them. So being charged extra money and taxes will most likely get them upset and tell them to stop playing the game or find another one.