we are not so rational.

Struggling States Look to Unorthodox Taxes

By JESSE McKINLEY

Published: February 28, 2009

.....And so it was last month that Mr. Miloscia, a Democrat, decided he might try to “find a new tax source” — pornography.

The response, however, was a turn-off.

“People came down on me like a ton of bricks,” said Mr. Miloscia, who proposed an 18.5 percent sales tax on everything from sex toys to adult magazines. “I didn’t quite understand. Apparently porn is right up there with mom and apple pie.” ....