Should bronzed beauties and golden gods have to pay a sin tax?
After the majority of United States senators said yes, tanning businesses like The Ultimate Tan in Springfield answered with a massive email campaign, urging members to “band together to defeat this discriminatory and unjust tax” and to contact their elected senators and congressmen.
As senators approved a national health care bill on Christmas Eve, they also approved a 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons — a measure that the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation says will raise $2.7 billion over 10 years to offset the expense of expanded health insurance.
Instead of the tanning tax, senators initially planned to pay for these costs with a 5 percent tax on elective cosmetic surgery, or the Bo-Tax. Even though this proposal would’ve reportedly raised $5.8 million over 10 years, it was removed from the legislation prior to the Senate vote for unfairly targeting women.
After the majority of United States senators said yes, tanning businesses like The Ultimate Tan in Springfield answered with a massive email campaign, urging members to “band together to defeat this discriminatory and unjust tax” and to contact their elected senators and congressmen.
As senators approved a national health care bill on Christmas Eve, they also approved a 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons — a measure that the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation says will raise $2.7 billion over 10 years to offset the expense of expanded health insurance.
Instead of the tanning tax, senators initially planned to pay for these costs with a 5 percent tax on elective cosmetic surgery, or the Bo-Tax. Even though this proposal would’ve reportedly raised $5.8 million over 10 years, it was removed from the legislation prior to the Senate vote for unfairly targeting women.
