In this case, the gold would be your hard-earned cash, and the hills would be your pocketbook.
It looks like maybe South Dakota bureaucrats are looking to get a piece of the online downloadable content cash with HB 1017. Game Politics breaks it down for us:
…a tax at the same rate as that imposed upon sales of tangible personal property in this state upon the gross receipts of all sales, leases, or rentals of any product transferred electronically.
Ugh. Let's hope they're not really looking at taxing DLC. I don't want to pay tax on virtual horse armor that I bought for my not-real horse. That's a bunch of horsesh*t.
As Game Politics points out, other state's lawmakers could easily fall in line with this, each wanting their own piece of the DLC pie.
What do you think? Should the man be able to tax us on downloadable content?
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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11:06 AM on 01.15.2008
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We already pay tax on it, when we buy the points/cards. At least I do when you get DLC for consoles...
But if they really want to tax second life... be my guest, no one plays it anyway. You live it.
Also, I think I want to be a prospector.
In theory this should only affect the latter. Nintendo is merely exchanging its non-currency points for merchandise, and is not technically "selling" the content.
In fact, they shouldn't be allowed to tax anything. What did they do to earn the money for that product? Nothing. They're basically just stealing from us. If it has anything to do with allowing us to live here: income and housing taxes are enough. We're all registered citizens, and we all live on land that is bought or rented. In this, I am glad I live in New Hampshire. The only state that got things right. :\
they do a crappy job and cant keep spending in line
so now i have to pay more taxes
I hope somebody challenges this in court
There is NOTHING going on around you other than some world class tourist attractions (Rushmore and Crazy Horse) and a yearly rally (Sturgis RULES!), which makes for some of the most peaceful experiences you will ever have living in a place.
The taxes are so low already (heck, the tax on a recreational vehicle is cheaper than on a regular car, just to encourage people to recreate) that they need any small chunk they can get, and for how just GOOD it is to live there, they deserve it.
If other states follow along, this is a VERY BAD THING, but if it's only South Dakota, I'm in favor of this... it has been ranked as the least depressing place to live in the whole country for a reason, living in Rapid City, South Dakota was just plain NICE.
F-CK OFF!
Yours truly,
Consumer
Here's the proof (money in $CAN btw):
Metallica Pack 1 (Additional Content) (1) (6,49 $)
Tax (1,82 $)
Queens of the Stone Age Pack 1 (Additional Content) (1) (6,49 $)
Tax (1,82 $)
12/22/2007 Payment from wallet 14,80 $