Star Wars Galaxies: Vat to be Charged to EU Customers

Man I thought the tax system in the US was bad. Do you guys have Income Tax there? And on top of that you get charged 17% on what you buy?!? I know online taxes are coming here in the US but that's state sales tax which is around 6-8% depending on the state you live in.

Maybe we can convince them this is food and it cant be taxed :)

Anywho just pulled this from the launcher.

"VAT to be Charged for the European Union
To comply with changes in the law in the European Union, Sony Online Entertainment game Subscribers who are residents of EU countries will be charged VAT equal to 17.5% of the subscription fees. These changes require that digital services be taxed at the point of consumption , i.e. in your country of residence. The countries currently covered by this policy are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom."