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VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS HAVE DECLARED WAR ON THE AMERICAN LIVING ROOM. In a brazen, nanny-state money grab, the newly empowered left-wing majority is now coming for YOUR fantasy football league, aiming to TAX A FRIENDLY FAMILY TRADITION into oblivion.
The so-called “Fantasy Contests Act,” spearheaded by Sen. Adam Ebbin, is a SHAMEFUL scheme to impose a CRIPPLING 10% tax on ALL fantasy sports revenue in the Commonwealth. This isn’t about regulation—it’s a calculated assault on personal freedom and a desperate hunt for revenue to fund their radical agenda.
While they cynically allocate a mere HALF-PERCENT to a problem-gambling fund, a STAGGERING 9.5% is vacuumed directly into the state’s bottomless general fund. This is a BETRAYAL of every working Virginian who was promised “affordability.” Now, your Sunday ritual with friends is just another line item to be PLUNDERED by big government.
The bill forces operators into a draconian registration scheme with the Virginia Lottery, turning a beloved pastime into a state-monitored ACTIVITY. This is the slippery slope to TOTAL CONTROL. If they can tax and track your fantasy lineup today, what’s next? A tax on your March Madness bracket or your kid’s lemonade stand?
Think tanks are sounding the alarm, warning this tax will DESTROY prize pools, SKYROCKET entry fees, and CRUSH competition—costs that will be brutally passed onto YOU, the player. This legislation is a Trojan horse, classifying a game of skill as a VICE to justify bleeding citizens dry.
This fantasy football tax is merely the opening salvo in a BROAD ASSAULT on your wallet, paired with proposals to tax ammunition, delivery services, and even create new high-tax brackets. The message is clear: NOTHING you enjoy is safe from their taxing authority.
They promised moderation, but they’re delivering TYRANNY. One question remains: when will you realize your very leisure is now a commodity for the state to exploit?
Author: Kayitsi.com
