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Rhode Island

SWBTATTReg

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1. Seems like a very poor way of generating consistent revenues to pay for this ...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 05:35 AM

Feb 2018

ongoing need of mental health services by our schools. Instead, why not tax guns and other weapons of choice? Seems like guns and the like are always going to be popular, thus, should be used somewhat to pay for the anticipated damages these weapons, when used unfortunately in the future by nefarious personal, will cause.

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Rhode Island bill would tax violent video games to pay for mental-health counseling in schools [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2018 OP

Seems like a very poor way of generating consistent revenues to pay for this ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #1

Shouldnt guns and ammo be taxed for that? Fullduplexxx Feb 2018 #2

shhhhh, that would be too much like right. Afromania Feb 2018 #3

Um no there isn't tymorial Feb 2018 #4