Question: What do you get if you take a healthy dose of profanity, mix in some mindless violence and add in a large amount of unrealistic sex? Answer: Modern entertainment. Question: What do you get if you take a healthy dose of profanity, mix in some mindless violence and add in a large amount of unrealistic sex? Answer: Modern entertainment. Indeed, as a series of recent studies show, popular entertainment these days is full of gratuitous violence, rude and crude language and sex without consequences. And just in case one may think the mix is limited to a particular form of entertainment, it most definitely is not, the studies point out. One can find it in films, broadcast television, cable television and music videos - all rather disturbing amounts. The bar definitely has been lowered when it comes to what is presented for American enjoyment these days – and the impact on society is frightening to consider. As one may guess, modern media is awash with sexual imagery, a recent study by the Center of Media and Public Affairs notes. The study of sexual content was the last of three looks at the state of modern media by the Washington-based agency. "It is hardly news that sex is a … [Read more...]
Rude, crude – and profane
“Sin taxes” sound like a really good idea – but wait …
"Sin taxes" sound like a good idea as the Governor and legislature look for new revenues to solve the problem of too little money in the state coffer. Sin taxes are taxes on "sins" such as smoking, drinking, alcoholic beverages and gambling. Sounds like a great idea. Sin taxes would make people who indulge in these "sins" pay more of the state’s tax burden. Some would even say that sin taxes would decrease the use of such activities and products. If a package of cigarettes costs 50 cents a package more, people would not smoke as much. If drinkers had to pay several cents more for a can of beer and a dollar or more on a quart of wine and hard liquor, they would not drink as much. Increased taxes on gambling would take from the takers as the casino owners would pay a higher percentage of their revenue. Sin taxes also seem to make sense because these activities eventually cost al taxpayers more. Smokers run up health care costs. Drinkers cause more automobile accidents, accident-related deaths, increases health care costs and financial fallout from wrecked families. The costs of gambling to society are documented as increasing every year legalized gambling is present in a community and state. Making the … [Read more...]
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