Candidate for Florida Governor Proposes That Fifty Percent of OnlyFans Revenue Be Allocated to the State
This week, OnlyFans entered the Florida governor’s campaign after a longshot proposal was made on a podcast microphone rather than in a statehouse hallway.
Republican candidate for governor James Fishback stated that he would think about imposing a 50% “sin tax” on money received via OnlyFans. Fishback first brought up the concept when he appeared on Joel Webbon’s conservative podcast. He described the platform as a “online degeneracy platform” and claimed the levy would be used to reduce participation.
“As the governor of Florida, I don’t want young women who could be moms and raise families and kids to be selling their bodies to ill guys online. According to People, Fishback stated during the interview, “I don’t want young, impressionable men who have strayed from Christ, who have strayed from our Lord and Savior to be told, to be drawn into lust, and to have their entire brain rewired.”
According to Fishback, the purpose of the tax is to “disincentivize and deter a behavior,” with the money raised going to schools, mental health services, and crisis pregnancy centers. He calculated that the strategy might bring in $200 million in a recent social media post.
OnlyFans actress Sophie Rain was among the creators who quickly reacted negatively to the comments. Rain told CNN, “I would be more than happy to pay that if multibillion-dollar corporations were also properly taxed,” in response to Fishback specifically mentioning her. However, surprise! They aren’t.
Additionally, Fishback’s campaign has brought previous reports back into the spotlight. A Florida school district cut connections with Fishback’s debating group, Incubate debating, when a former student worker accused him of having an improper relationship with a minor, according to a previous NBC News story. “I have never been arrested, charged, or convicted of any crime,” Fishback said in an attempt to disavow any misconduct.
Long before votes are cast, the plan and the reaction show how culture wars are influencing Florida’s gubernatorial contest.
