A fork of Rural Dictionary
"The stupid tax", an additional (and generally avoidable) taxation upon your regular habits.
In gaming terms the "stupid tax" is generally a reference to getting scammed or key-logged by a trojan virus. Often resulting in a lost of several game items or your game account.
: Hey did you hear? Bob got hacked!
::: Nah, he just got key-logged. Probably clicked some fake link in his e-mail and ended up paying the "stupid tax".