Tax on internet porn?

I remember when anything on the internet used to be tax-free. What happened to those days?

Senator Tom Carper is calling for a tax on all Internet pornography. The Delaware Democrat is proposing a 25 percent tax on the purchase of pornographic material online. The collected tax money would go to a fund to help police prosecute online child pornographers. The provision is part of the Internet Safety and Child Protection Act.

What’s that? A pay per jerk tax? While you’re at it Mr. Carper, why not propose a tax on email and instant message transactions as well?

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