Other Violent Video Games to be Taxed?

[Demon_Skeith]

Mexico has moved a step closer to taxing violent video games after the Chamber of Deputies approved one such levy as part of a broader fiscal package. The legislative proposal now heads to the Senate, raising the possibility of higher prices and increased regulatory scrutiny in one of Latin America’s biggest gaming markets.

A 2025 report by Human Rights Watch states that Mexico continues to experience "extremely high rates" of homicide and other violent crimes. The trend peaked in 2022, when six Mexican cities recorded homicide rates exceeding 100 per 100,000 residents. Nationally, the homicide rate has declined slightly in recent years and currently stands at around 25 per 100,000. However, an increase in reported disappearances during the same period suggests that the true rate of homicides may not have changed significantly, if at all. Much of the country's violence has been linked to drug cartels, which have proven difficult for the government to crack down on over the years.

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[Artisan Vistra]

Mexicans can't handle violent games.
Americans can't handle spicy foods. Are we going to tax spicy foods?

 

[Dead2009]

In 10 years video games will be banned because the govts will no longer have a scapegoat to blame for violent crime

 

[TheRavenfreak]

Once again I'm here to say that violent video games do not contribute to crime. I've been playing violent video games since I was a kid in the late 90's early 00's and I don't go out causing trouble. Both sides of the political spectrum have been blaming video games for decades now.

 

[MisterBobbyPin]

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I don't why they're blaming violent video games on the crime rate when that's very easily connected to the drug war and cartels that have been happening for years down there.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Mexicans can't handle violent games.
Americans can't handle spicy foods. Are we going to tax spicy foods?

Tax the hot peppers! lol.

 

[froggyboy604]

I feel taxing violent video games won't work at reducing violent crime in Mexico. Hopefully, Mexico can figure out how to reduce crime in Mexico, so people get hurt.