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The power to tax is the power to…

Colleague Rich Roesler continues his reporting on one of the more unusual revenue generating proposals of the Legislature, a special tax on porn, in this Eye on Olympia post.

As he notes, the idea isn't brand new. It was tried without success in 2004.

So the question may be have things changed enough in the last five years, either in terms of less state revenue or more porn?



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