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**Donadoni1809** · 07-02-2010, 01:18 AM

This tax is racist. Only whitey goes to tanning salons. What if they put in a tax that only hit dark-skinned people???

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...wing-skin.html

Tanning Salon Patrons Face 10% Tax for Glowing Skin

July 01, 2010, 3:20 PM EDT
By Ashley Lutz

July 1 (Bloomberg) -- The price of looking good increases by 10 percent today when a tax on indoor tanning created by the U.S. health-care reform bill takes effect.

The tax is expected to raise $2.7 billion over 10 years, according to a March 10 estimate by the Joint Committee on Taxation, and will help pay for the estimated $940 billion overhaul of health care.

Small-business owners will be hurt by the tax, said Joseph Levy, vice president of International Smart Tan Network, whose Jackson, Michigan-based group represents more than 3,000 members. Women own 67 percent of the more than 20,000 tanning salons in the U.S., he said.

“It’s an expensive change at a time when small businesses don’t have the money,” Levy said. The average monthly cost of an unlimited tanning package is likely to rise to $55 from $50, he said.

Douglas Rassmussen, who owns Absolute Tan in Omaha, Nebraska, said his typical customer is a woman in her forties who attends the salon two to three times a week.

“My customers think the tax is ridiculous,” Rassmussen said. “I think it’s going to scare people away.”

At Beach Bum Tanning & Airbrush Salon in New York, the most popular tanning package for unlimited access to the beds is $109.90 a month, up from $99 because of the tax, said Jah Muhammad, a sales associate.

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Donadoni1809 Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 543 Senior Member	Tanning Salon Patrons Face 10% Tax for Glowing Skin This tax is racist. Only whitey goes to tanning salons. What if they put in a tax that only hit dark-skinned people??? http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...wing-skin.html Tanning Salon Patrons Face 10% Tax for Glowing Skin July 01, 2010, 3:20 PM EDT By Ashley Lutz July 1 (Bloomberg) -- The price of looking good increases by 10 percent today when a tax on indoor tanning created by the U.S. health-care reform bill takes effect. The tax is expected to raise $2.7 billion over 10 years, according to a March 10 estimate by the Joint Committee on Taxation, and will help pay for the estimated $940 billion overhaul of health care. Small-business owners will be hurt by the tax, said Joseph Levy, vice president of International Smart Tan Network, whose Jackson, Michigan-based group represents more than 3,000 members. Women own 67 percent of the more than 20,000 tanning salons in the U.S., he said. “It’s an expensive change at a time when small businesses don’t have the money,” Levy said. The average monthly cost of an unlimited tanning package is likely to rise to $55 from $50, he said. Douglas Rassmussen, who owns Absolute Tan in Omaha, Nebraska, said his typical customer is a woman in her forties who attends the salon two to three times a week. “My customers think the tax is ridiculous,” Rassmussen said. “I think it’s going to scare people away.” At Beach Bum Tanning & Airbrush Salon in New York, the most popular tanning package for unlimited access to the beds is $109.90 a month, up from $99 because of the tax, said Jah Muhammad, a sales associate.
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