Same with some EU countries. They're full of parasite mafia-like organizations that have been given power by the state to just rent seek.

In Austria there's a tax on all devices with built-in storage, from phones to blank DVDs and external HDDs, because the association of movies and music IP holders claim digital storage is used to store pirated content so it's their way of clawing back revenue lost to piracy.

You can't make this up. That South Park skit is spot on for this country. I think there's similar taxes in other countries too.