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10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:35 pm
by Heavy D
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest ... price-hike
I think all the doll manufacturers and vendors need a heads-up on what these folks are up to. If anything like this passes, I hope there's a loophole to get around it. 10,000 percent tax?! That's patently absurd! If the proposed tax rate is
that high, something's very fishy about that. A tax like this is effectively a ban, and it could potentially kill the entire doll industry.
Re: 10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:46 pm
by Nescio50
A British tabloid - say no more ...
Re: 10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:56 pm
by Mitchy
Gas, tobacco, and liquor taxes are about that where we live! Add dolls, and all the fun stuff would go away!
Re: 10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:58 pm
by ZannyDanger
Yeah i'll believe it when i see it.
Re: 10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:59 pm
by KarmaMusic
the <removed, Rule 4> regime is probably the instigator of this EVIL!!!!!!!!
Re: 10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:21 pm
by Muninn
Immediately thought "bullshit", then noticed it is the Daily Star... 'nuff said!
Why do they interview someone from an American think tank (easy to spot as it uses the US spelled "Center" in the title - could they not find/make up some interview with anyone in the UK?
Considering the way that the tabloids such as The Star, Sun, Sport and The Mail objectify women with either "Page 3" shoots or The Mail's infamous "sidebar of shame" on their website, they're incredibly out of order to suggest that dolls are demeaning to women and that they'll be the losers.
Re: 10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:41 pm
by Heavy D
Tabloid or not, this is a good harbinger of times to come. There are people out there who think like this (<removed, Rule 3b>), and crazy tax hikes have been done before. In the States, RYO tobacco was taxed over 400% of its actual value. Bags that were originally $8 jumped up to over $30, which drove many of those suppliers out of business. Their main customer base were poorer folks and heavy smokers who didn't have the money for regular packs.
If dolls keep getting more realistic, there will be an influx of new customers buying them (and joining this forum). I believe this industry will keep growing, and there's a lot of women out there who will feel very threatened by it. If they don't outright ban them, even a "mere" 400% tax would put dolls out of reach for a lot of men who already can only afford the cheaper options.
Re: 10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:22 pm
by rubherkitty
Grow your own tobacco
Brew your own beer and wine
Grow your own food
Ride a bicycle
Make an electric bike using solar charge batteries
Make your own doll.
Beat your plow into a sword and your pruning hook into a spear and storm the castle!
Re: 10,000% tax on sex dolls?! This is scary.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:04 am
by Anung Un Rama
Tabloid media BS, they just needed a new story for this week
Anung