At a Glance
- Florida governor hopeful James Fishback wants a 50% “sin tax” on OnlyFans earnings
- Creator Sophie Rain, 21, calls the idea “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of”
- Fishback claims the levy could raise $200 million for public schools
- Why it matters: The proposal could reshape how adult-content platforms are taxed statewide
Florida’s 2026 Republican primary took a sharp turn toward culture-war economics when long-shot candidate James Fishback announced a plan to seize half of every OnlyFans creator’s paycheck. The self-described “sin tax” landed with a thud on the platform’s biggest Sunshine-State earners, including Sophie Rain, who fired back in an exclusive statement to News Of Losangeles.
Candidate Pushes 50% Levy on Creator Income
Fishback, trailing far behind front-runner Rep. Byron Donalds in early polls, told NXR Studios the tax is designed to “disincentivize and deter” what he labels “online degeneracy.” Under the proposal, the state would pocket 50% of gross OnlyFans revenue generated by Florida residents and funnel the cash into teacher raises and better school lunches.
“It is called a ‘sin tax’ because it is a sin, number one, but the purpose of the sin tax in economics is to disincentivize and deter a behavior,” Fishback said. He framed the levy as a moral corrective, arguing that young women should be “raising families” instead of “selling their bodies to sick men online.”
The candidate has yet to release draft language or spell out enforcement mechanics. OnlyFans creators operate as independent contractors and already file their own taxes, a structure News Of Losangeles notes would make state-level seizure “administratively complex.”
Rain Rips Proposal as Attack on Choice
Rain, whose handle regularly trends on the platform, dismissed the plan in blunt terms.
“How do you charge a sin tax to a Christian who hasn’t sinned?” she asked. “No one ever forced me to start an OnlyFans, it was MY decision, so I don’t need a 31-year-old man telling me I can’t sell my body online.”
She rejected Fishback’s claim that creators are exploited, insisting her faith and conscience are intact: “I am a Christian, God knows what I am doing, and I know he is happy with me, that’s the only validation I need.”
Rain predicts the bill would die the moment it reaches the Senate floor, calling it “the last of its kind” if introduced. She accuses Fishback of spotlighting her for clout, noting the candidate singled her out in a post on X.
“He is first condemning what I do, but at the same time picking me out of the bunch to start some type of viral beef,” she said. “He thinks he can go after the biggest, but let’s see how that turns out for him.”
Economic and Legal Hurdles Ahead
Fishback claims the tax could raise $200 million annually, enough to boost teacher pay and upgrade cafeteria menus statewide. Critics counter that the math ignores a simpler reality: creators can relocate in minutes.
“Florida is OnlyFans central. You are just going to drive them out of the state, then what?” Rain said. She also questions the fairness of targeting performers rather than consumers.
“Also, why are you taxing the creator, why not the subscriber?! By that logic, this makes no sense,” she added, arguing the plan “feels like a constitutional violation.”
The proposal arrives as OnlyFans reports record payouts to creators, many of whom bank six-to-seven-figure incomes from subscriber tips, pay-per-view clips, and monthly fees. A 50% state surcharge would slice those earnings in half unless creators relocate, a risk some economic observers say could hollow out Florida’s thriving adult-content economy.
Fishback has not responded to News Of Losangeles‘s request for further comment.
Key Takeaways
- Fishback’s “sin tax” would skim half of every Florida OnlyFans paycheck
- Sophie Rain brands the plan discriminatory and predicts legislative failure
- Enforcement logistics remain murky, with no bill text yet published
- The debate spotlights growing tension between social conservatism and creator-economy livelihoods
