Florida Candidate Proposes 50% Tax on OnlyFans Income (Full Transcript)

OnlyFans creator Sophie Rain and Florida GOP candidate James Fishback clash online over his proposed 50% “sin tax” on creators to fund schools.
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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Never in my whole life did I think that I would wake up and see a Florida politician trying to start beef with me for clout. OnlyFans creator Sophie Rain got into an argument on social media with a Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate about his proposed tax on OnlyFans creators.

[00:00:16] Speaker 2: If you're an OnlyFans model and you reside in Florida, get ready to pay 50 percent of your income to the state.

[00:00:24] Speaker 1: James Fishback proposed a 50 percent so-called sin tax on OnlyFans creators in Florida, which would be on top of existing taxes.

[00:00:32] Speaker 2: It is called a sin tax because it is a sin, number one. But the purpose of a sin tax in economics is to disincentivize and deter a behavior.

[00:00:42] Speaker 1: In a post directed at creator Sophie Rain, he argued the tax could help fund priorities like teacher pay and school lunches. Rain criticized his proposal in a video response.

[00:00:51] Speaker 3: And I would be more than happy to pay that if multibillion dollar corporations were also being properly taxed.

[00:00:57] Speaker 1: But surprise, they're not. The back and forth has drawn millions of views as Fishback, a hedge fund investment executive with limited political experience, seeks to elevate his campaign on a national stage.

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OnlyFans creator Sophie Rain publicly clashes with Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback over his proposal to impose a 50% “sin tax” on OnlyFans creators residing in Florida, intended to deter the work and raise revenue for items like teacher pay and school lunches. Rain argues she’d be more willing to accept such a tax if large corporations were properly taxed. The viral back-and-forth appears to be boosting Fishback’s profile as a hedge fund executive with limited political experience seeking national attention.
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OnlyFans Creator Sophie Rain Spars With Florida Candidate Over 50% Tax
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Arow Key Takeaways
  • A Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate proposes a 50% “sin tax” on OnlyFans creators in the state, on top of existing taxes.
  • The tax is framed as a deterrent to adult-content work and as a funding source for public priorities like teacher pay and school lunches.
  • Creator Sophie Rain criticizes the proposal, pointing to perceived under-taxation of multibillion-dollar corporations.
  • The online exchange has garnered millions of views, potentially amplifying the candidate’s campaign visibility.
  • The episode highlights tensions around morality-based taxation, fairness in tax policy, and political messaging via social media.
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Neutral: The tone is largely reportorial, describing the proposal and the social-media dispute. Emotional cues include incredulity and criticism from Rain and moral framing from Fishback, but the narration stays balanced.
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