Ign News - Joe biden sees no legal problem with taxing violent video games
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Vice President Joe Biden has suggested there would be "no legal reason" why taxing violent
video games would be an issue.
His declaration came in response to a suggestion made by Reverend Franklin Graham at a gun
legislation strategy meeting held at the White House recently. Graham, who attended the meeting
alongside 19 other religious representatives, put forth the idea that violent media -- including
video games -- should be taxed.
According to Politico.com, attendees at the meeting said that Biden responded favorably
to the Reverend's idea, going so far as to say there would be "no restriction on the
ability to do that, there's no legal reason why they couldn't."
It was suggested by Graham that proceeds of the tax would go towards victims of gun violence
and their families, according to the website's sources.
The Obama Administration funded research into the effects of violent video games on young
people following the Sandy Hook shooting, and this sort of talk is common in the wake
of any major national tragedy. At this point there's no indication that Graham's suggestion
will come to fruition, with Vice President Biden eventually somewhat backtracking and
saying that a study should be made on the effects violent video games have on developing
brains.
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