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ESA Slams Wisconsin Proposed Video Game Tax

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2008-01-09 01:29:11 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach has proposed to add a 1% surcharge to video game purchases in order to fund a juvenile justice program. He reasons that the tax on video games. that he is assuming are mostly bought by teens, should go to keep these same teen out of the adult criminal justice system ESA president Michael Gallagher had this...
 
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ESA Boss Slams Wisconsin Video Game Tax Proposal

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2008-01-08 12:03:19 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach to add a 1% surcharge to video game purchases in order to fund a juvenile justice program Erpenbachs plan to keep 17-year-olds out of the adult criminal justice system sounds like a no-brainer, although the idea of a game tax is rather controversial Yesterday, Joystiq had reaction to the Wisconsin tax...
 
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Wisconsin Wooing Game Industry as Propose Tax Turns to Tax Credit

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2008-06-19 17:31:04 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
Wisconsin is encouraging the Games Industry to set up shop by offering 25 percent tax credits. not only is the state offering a 25 percent rebate on qualified production related expenditures Wisconsin is throwing in a 15 percent credit for infrastructure development. The credits are available to the film and television industry as well I find...
 
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Wisconsin Senator Proposes Extra Sales Tax on Video Games and Electronics

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2007-12-26 17:18:28 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...Wisconsins WISC-TV, proposed bill in Wisconsin would add an extra sales tax to electronics and video games. The bills author, state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, states that the money raised from such a tax isnt to dissuade gamers, like the tax on cigarettes, but will help cover the cost to move 17-year-olds, who are currently treated as adults when...
 
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Wisconsin politician proposes 1% tax on video games

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2008-01-07 00:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...Wisconsin Senator Jon Erpenbach is proposing a bill that will raise a child's age to be considered an adult in the state's criminal court from 17 to 18, but the way he wants to pay for "driving up costs [in] counties that administer court procedures" is by placing a 1% tax on video games and video game consoles The Electronic Software...
 
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New Mexico Following Wisconsin's Lead on Video Game Tax

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2008-01-25 01:48:37 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...Wisconsins Sen. Jon Erpenbach and are proposing new taxes on video games. The latest state is New Mexico; and just as in Wisconsin, the proposal isnt being sold as a sin tax, but as a way of generating revenue to help youth oriented social programs As reported in the Huffington Post , the Sierra Club, a coalition of 12 environmental groups,...
 
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Singstar's SingStore Update is Full of More Cheese than Wisconsin

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2008-05-17 14:18:34 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...Wisconsin. And what goes better with cheese than wine? If I were to have to suffer through a bunch of people screeching to these songs, there better be a few bottles of it lying around. Seriously Avril Lavigne - Complicated Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love (OMG Good Charlotte - I Just Wanna Live The Beach Boys - Good...
 
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Wisconsin offers 25 percent tax break for game devs

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2008-06-18 00:00:00 by Jason Dobson in Joystiq
...Wisconsin: Did you know that it's unlawful to run a bar in the state unless you have at least six fish hanging on the wall? And if this didn't sell you on the virtues of the Badger State, frankly get off our lawn . Unless, of course, you're a game developer with an interest in settling down in Wisconsin, as the state has announced that it now...
 
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Video Game Voters Network Targets Wisconsin State Senators Game Tax

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2008-01-10 14:30:26 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbachhasbecome Public Enemy #1 for the video game industry GamePolitics readers will recall that Erpenbach, a Democrat,has proposed a 1% surcharge on video games and systems to fund a juvenile justice initiative. The game industry was slow to react ( GP reported this story on December 21st), but has dropped on...
 
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