Tanning salons burned by health care bill

chrisdwoo:

mittenstategirl:

emilyposts:

To help fund the $940 billion health care overhaul, a 10% tax on individuals receiving indoor tanning services was tacked on, and the initiative is expected to generate $2.7 billion over ten years.

I think this is legit…there are sin taxes on cigarettes and alcohol, why not on tanning? It’s terrible for you and makes you much more likely to get skin cancer. And I say this as someone who has spent a fair amount of time bathing in both natural and artificial ultraviolet radiation

I think the bigger surprise is that Americans collectively spend $2.7 billion on tanning each year.

Wouldn’t that be $27 billion? Even more shocking.

(Reblogged from chrisdwoo)

Notes

  1. chrisdwoo reblogged this from fearful and added:
    $2.7 billion generated over 10 years ($.27 bill/year) from a 10% tax (so 100%/10%=10; therefore 10*$.27 billion=$2.7...
  2. fearful reblogged this from chrisdwoo and added:
    Wouldn’t that be $27 billion? Even more shocking.
  3. sweetvirginiabreeze said: Agreed. I used to tan all the time until I had a skin cancer scare. Not. worth. it.
  4. justanotherhonky reblogged this from emilyposts and added:
    bluetooth headsets next? Let’s just pay for this whole thing...backs of douchebags.
  5. mittenstategirl reblogged this from emilyposts and added:
    I think this is legit…there are sin taxes...alcohol, why not on tanning? It’s terrible for...
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