Uncomfortable truthsWhen governments are faced with realities they would rather not face, they either introduce bans or taxes. The US tried prohibition, and we know how that turned out. Then they decided that what they couldn't ban they could tax. As Oldsnagger has pointed out these are knee jerk reactions to reality. The trouble is, they become adicted to the taxes and after the need passes they can't give them up until the consequences of doing so are so dire that they are forced to. Like, when the producers refuse to play any more.