] The Thames Valley District school board is asking the ] province to consider a surtax on violent media, with ] revenue directed toward anti-violence programs in schools ] and communities. ] ] He said the surtax could be applied to anything from ] admission to NHL games to price tags for video games. ] ] But Jaffe stressed the surtax shouldn't be "hidden." ] ] He said an explanatory note should accompany the purchase ] of violent media, detailing the reasons for the extra ] expense. ] ] "At the cash register, parents and adolescents would ] certainly see the difference." ] ] "It's one fresh idea in terms of raising new revenue, ] which I think the vast majority of the public would ] accept." The stamp act. Over 200 years and they still don't get it. |