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10/28/2009
w b
S.A Douglas, Philadelphia, P.A
i think that the only things that should not be taxed is necessities, like food and cloths the things you need. So you have to spend LITTLE MORE MONEY to see a movie and right some people can barly see a movie now with the prices just save up long .
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06/04/2009
Thott
Trinity High School, Washington, PA
The majority of people who attend this movies are teenagers and this tax is making it harder for kids to attend movies.
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05/28/2009
Bethany
Trinity High, Washington, PA
It is just stupid to tax movie tickets, the price is already more then what anyone is really wanting to pay. If they raise the prices, less people will go to see movies, which would mean less profits, which would only hurt the industry. The prices are high enough Gosh darn it!(I don't think you can cuss on here.)
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05/27/2009
Greg B
trinity high school, washington ,PA
I dont belive that taxes on the film industry should be installed. Already tickets for movies are rediculous and if the prices are raised this will hurt the industry
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05/27/2009
Will B.
SJHS, Stroudsburg,Pennsylvania
No taxing movie tickets even more than they already are would be bad because where I live an adult ticket is already 10 dollars and I would then have to bring at least forty dollars to pay for two people at the movies. Yes if these prices rose less and less people would want to go see a new movie just because of the ticket and then the theatre would eventually go out of business and many people would lose their jobs. There are other more effective ways of getting money through taxes such as the tax on legalized gambling. This would bring in much more money than the tax on the movies
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05/27/2009
Josh V.
SJHS, Pennsylvania
I think that there should be no tax for movie tickets. There would be no customers if there was a tax on movie tickets. If the prices of tickets are raised people wouldn’t want to go watch a movie because the price would be too much. I think they should stay with the plan they have now, they should take money from legalized gambling to help pay for higher education. It’s a good plan to tax movie tickets because it get a lot of money but people wont buy the tickets because of the high price.
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05/27/2009
Laura H.
Stroudsburg Junior High School, Stroudsburg, PA
I think that the idea of funding higher education by taxing movie theatres is a good idea. Movies are a luxury, and the people paying for them should also be paying towards something productive for the entire economy. Although people would have to pay more for movies, it wouldn’t be that much for each individual person, and the film companies should deal with the fact that an educated population is more important than how much money they’re making. I agree that it’s more important to create a funding stream for higher education that does not rely on legalized gambling because the more methods of moneymaking going towards this cause, the better. I agree with Senator Piccola’s chief of staff that taxpayers should not be subsidizing the film industry. There are many more important things that people need to put their money towards nowadays than indulging Hollywood’s already overwhelming wealth. Middle class America should not have to be taking money out of their own pockets to support an industry that is already well-off.
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05/27/2009
Maegan M
Stroudsburg Junior High School, Stroudsburg, PA
I personally think that the idea of increasing taxes on films to fund higher education could hurt more people then it would help. I think that because first off, the price for a movie ticket now is a little over eight dollars and people are upset because they think that is too high. But if they were to raise it even more to fund higher education, I believe that people would cut back on going to the movies and renting the new releases. And if there were to be a cut back on sales at the movie theaters, then they would have a lot less incoming money. And if they brought in less money then they would not be able to pay their employees, leading them to fire some people. That would hurt a lot more people then it would be helping. I’m sure that if the government wanted to find a safe way to help fund higher education, they could do it without taking people’s jobs away.
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05/27/2009
Yianni K
sjhs, stroudsburg, pa
Pennsylvania should balance higher education assistance with taxes on the film industry in several ways. The special tax on movie theatre tickets I think is a very good idea. Many kids and families go to the movies weekly to see movies with friends. Using this tax I think it would put a lot of money to the side to help this proposal. College is really expensive and some families cannot put their children college because of the expense. I have one brother who goes to college and I don’t know exactly how much he pays I just know it’s probably more than I have. When I go to college I know I will have to take student loans out to pay for it but right now I don’t really know what I want to do or how all that stuff works.
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05/27/2009
Nikolas
SJHS, Stroudsburg, PA
Movie owners shouldn’t have to pay for these kids college. I think the state can find other sources of money, rather than tax an already expensive source of entertainment. I think they should tax things like gambling more, vices that don’t contribute to society at all. The movie theatre is a nice environment where a family can go and spend quality time enjoying a film. Compare that with a casino or poker, I think we can see which one should be taxed more. Hurting the local economy is never good, but considering that the price of college is increasing twice as fast as the inflation rate, we do need to find ways to help our kids pay. I just think that the state can find better sources of money.
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05/27/2009
Timmy K.
SJHS, Stroudsburg PA
I believe that balancing education assistance with taxes on films will really do a lot of good. People rarely have enough money to send there kids to college, but if they are spending extra money on unnecessary things then they could be helping their kids out after all. I have two brothers who are going off to college this year, and my one brother is going to an expensive school to play basketball but he is going to have to take out a lot of money in student loans because my parents are not going to be able to spend the kind of money it would take to send him to that school. The same task is going to happen with my other brother because he is going to an expensive school also. When I am choosing which college to go to I want to go to any college I want, and I don’t want to be held back because of money problems. So I believe that taxing places where a lot of people go is a great idea because it will benefit everyone.
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05/27/2009
Eliseo
SJHS, Stroudsburg PA
The state should only tax the film industry a small amount. To impose a higher tax would have a negative affect on the industry and its viewers. When people go out to see a movie, they might also walk around the mall, visit a few stores, and maybe even go out to eat. This chain of events leads to better business in the surrounding area. Smaller theaters without a good reputation can lead to going out of business and higher unemployment. A higher education is a higher priority than the film industry, but only to a point. Other industries must be carefully considered before imposing higher taxes.
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05/27/2009
Martin S.
Stroudsburg Junior High School, Stroudsburg, PA
I think the higher tax for movie theaters is absolutely a bad idea. Movie theater prices have already sky-rocketed in the past 5 years or so. My local movie theater’s prices went up from about 6 dollars for a young adult, to almost 9 dollars. A tax would only make the prices higher and would more than likely put the theater out of business. I think we can find other, more opportune ways to fund higher education. We can tax other things like certain foods or other industries. All in all, the film tax is not going to go over well for the film industry, and may cripple it greatly if put into effect.
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05/27/2009
Hannah C.
Stroudsburg JHS , Stroudsburg, PA
I don’t think the state should fund higher education by taxing movie theatres because tickets are expensive as it is. People go to movie theatres to relax and enjoy a movie with money that was earned by hard work. I also share the concerns that theatre owner’s have about their businesses being put out of business because when prices get even higher people will begin to limit the amount of time they spend going to the movies. After a while that could greatly affect movie theatres and the money that they bring in. I don’t think it is important to fund for higher education in a different way than gambling because as it is gambling is wrong and people who gamble don’t earn money like other hard working individuals. By placing a tax there it makes the prospect of gambling seem like a good cause therefore the bad deeds turn into something that can directly benefit society. I agree with Sen. Piccola’s idea of not subsidizing the film industry because the film industry has many other obligations and money there needs to be spent for other things.
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05/27/2009
Frankie G
S.J.H.S, Stroudsburg PA
I think there should not be a tax on the movie tickets. I believe its high enough. The sales will definitely drop down a bit and probably more than a bit. They should leave theatres alone and probably increase the toll prices to get into Pennsylvania. It’s pretty cheap now so just increase it to about $3 dollars. The sales will go down and probably put some movie theatres out of business. They should just leave the film industry alone and also depend on gambling. I don’t think that’s a good way to bring in money for education.
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05/27/2009
Pace
Sjhs, stroudsburg
No the state not put a tax on the theaters because then nobody would go to the movies. Yes because people won’t want to pay extra to go see a movie. Yes because gambling is becoming a big problem and we need to cut down on the problems people have with it. I think we should keep the tax on the fill industry because there haven’t been any problems so far.
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05/27/2009
C. C.
Stroudsburg Jr. High, Stroudsburg, PA
I believe that this is another issue that should be centered on the certain company’s ability to pay the tax that is being proposed in the bill. If we look at this tax, and remember back to the issue of having towns pay a tax for having local police in their towns, it is basically the same issue. Based on the ability of the people to pay said tax should be how the tax is made or used. I believe that the tax could indeed raise revenue for the issuing of the PA higher education program. However, if we look to the smaller companies and theaters, won’t most of them be closing down if this tax is imposed at the same rate to all of the theaters and companies in Pennsylvania? I do share the concerns of the theater owners that the tax would affect them by making them raise ticket prices to make up for lost money, or having them lose customers. I also see that many people would have the possibility of being laid off of work, or businesses being closed down. I personally do not believe that the tax should be imposed, when there are other ways to tax people if we really need the revenue. Some people would say that taxing the movie theaters seems to be the best option, because people don’t go to the movies often, or because going to the movies is something special to most people. I disagree. I see going to the movies as something that people do a lot, especially in this age, where things like movies are advanced to the degree that almost every person wants to see one. I believe that if we truly need revenue, and are willing to tax the people for it, we should look at the ideas of other states. New York intends to impose a tax on soda. If we did that, on top of raising the sales tax from 6%-7%, we would gain a massive amount of money from it. Think about it for a second. Movies are things that most people don’t go to every day, where things like soda and snacks are commonly bought items. If we taxed things like soda and other drinks or snacks, even a small tax, like one cent per item, would make a large amount of money for the higher education program. On the issue of making all video poker legal, but taxing it, I believe that is a good idea. Gambling is all about luck and chance, and usually there are small chances of people winning. Why not tax that? Or perhaps tax video poker and use New York State’s idea of a ‘fat tax’? These are both reasonable options that make it so that we do not have to subsidize the film industry, which is already a large maker of money, not just in PA, but all around the country.
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05/27/2009
Amanda P
SJHS, stroudsburg, Pa
The state should not fund higher education by taxing movie theaters. That would decrease the amount of customers attending the theater. Therefore, the tax funds would not help that much anyways. Yes, I do share theater owners’ concerns. It is more important to create a funding stream for higher education that does not rely on legalized gambling. Then we won’t have to rely on others to support any moneys needed for college. I think that Chief Piccola should leave the taxes on movies etc the way it is. From my perspective, the people who are determined to go to college will find their way of getting there.
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05/27/2009
James
sjhs, PA
No the state shouldn’t tax movie theaters because, movies theatre don’t have anything to do with education. If they want to tax something they should tax something that involves education. Yes, because movies are for fun, nobody wants to go see a movie that’s worth more than it is now. Yes, because legalize gambling is wrong and if they create a funding stream off of it then it would get more students to gamble. I agree with Sen. Piccola’s because I think that film industries should just stay the way they are.
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05/27/2009
Kevin S.
Stroudsburg JHS, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The state shouldn’t fund higher education by taxing movie theaters. It would in the end shut down local movie theater businesses and more people would be at risk for job loss. I do share theater owners concerns because the ticket prices are high enough as they are, we don’t need the increase of tax to pay for higher education. It would also hurt our areas economy and job loss rate because there are a lot of people who own and work for local movie theaters in our area. Although it is very important to fund higher education, the state should find other ways to put a tax on that would not only help fund for education, but keep businesses alive and people at work. I believe this issue can find a common ground where we would be able to do both. With this proposal, we wouldn’t have to allow legalized gambling because tuition would already be paid for. As for the film tax credit, it shouldn’t be kept in place because if the price of tickets continue to rise, people would be more likely to rent movies or buy them on DVD, which would decrease the revenue from the movie theater industries, which would slowly but surely, get them out of business.
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05/27/2009
Kaila D.
SJHS, Stroudsburg
I do not think that taxing movie theaters to help fund college students is a very good idea. I agree with the theater owners because they prices of tickets will go up, and right now they already cost too much. It would definitely leave some smaller movie theaters worrying about whether or not they’re going out of business, especially considering some only show the new releases. It is important to create a funding stream for college; however raising movie tickets and sales is not the best way to go at it. I agree with Sen. Piccola when he says that the burden on college funds is immense and needs to be reduced, and that the film industry should not be affected.
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05/27/2009
Mike
Widener Memorial School, Philadelphia
I believe that the government should not place taxes on the movie business. I think that the people who make the movies such as producers and directors, should be forced to give some of the tremendous profits they make with each movie to back the government's support for education assistance and help for our senior citizens.
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05/27/2009
Kwanesha
Widener , Philadelphia
I think the state should raise the prices of gambling rather the prices of movie theaters. The affects of excessive gambling can be great and horrible at the same time. However, there is nothing wrong with enjoying a good movie every now and again. this enjoyment could bring more people together and encourage positive behavior. Gambling, on the other hand, could destroy a person's life or It could lead people and families into more financial worry. I know that the profits from gambling goes to the aid of the elderly. but, why are the elderly still having trouble paying for things like medication. I think this really needs to be studied more.
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05/26/2009
Derek
Trinity, Washington
I don't think there should be any taxes on the film industry because it shouldn't be there problem to pay for other people's education
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05/26/2009
Misber
THS, WashPA
This is just awful. Families have a difficult time now and to add an additional tax if they would want to go to the movies is just terrible. We do not need more empty theaters in our area. A family should not have to exchange a vacation for just one trip to the movies!
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05/25/2009
Stephen W.
NEHS Pd. 2, Phila, PA
I believe that Pennsylvania balancing higher education assistance with taxes on the film industry is a bad idea. Movies were always a way of entertainment that was reasonable for the latest thing but they've suffered alot since the turn of the economy and this isn't going to help. Instead of helping the businesses, this is going to discourage most of their customers. It's more important to create a funding stream for higher education that does not rely on legalized gambling so that we won't have to be reliant on those to support our revenues for the college bound. If it all comes down to the tax on movies, there should only be a fraction of it from movies and have it spread out on other areas of entertainment to relieve the stress it's going to make.
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