skin sin tax
From the Tennessean's Christina Sanchez in the C-J...
The list of sin taxes just got longer, and some local people are getting heated over a new levy they say unfairly singles out one industry. This time it's a tanning tax. Starting July 1, tanning salons across the nation will charge a 10 percent tax on tanning bed and booth services, excluding spray tans. Also, the Food and Drug Administration is considering new tanning rules that may include banning people with pale skin.
What?! Discrimination against pale people? Hey now, wait just a cotton-pickin' minute now!
Taxes that target social vices — liquor and tobacco, for example — aren't fresh on the scene, but lawmakers are increasingly considering them to discourage unhealthful behaviors or to help pay for long-term health risks. Lawmakers have weighed junk food taxes to combat obesity, and taxes on plastic surgery because it's often a luxury....
Despite the risks, more than 30 million people use tanning beds and booths each year, according to the Indoor Tanning Association....
posted by Eric Schansberg @ 4:08 PM
5 Comments
5 Comments:
I know this tax is not fair at all. That said, introducing spray tanning into my salon was the best thing I could have done. My sales have almost tripled, in the last 3 months. I started with 1 start up kit from EnvyTan and I just had to add 2 more to accommodate the influx of spray tanners. The tax does not effect spray tanning so it is a win, win for me. If you are debating on adding spray tanning to your salon, it is well worth it!
Sounds interesting, Kelli.
No adverse health effects(?) and a nice tan, minus the sin tax...
wow - Eric, you should check it out! :-)
If the government is paying for our healthcare shouldn't tanning be taxed, so the responsible people don't have to pay for the tanners chemo.
If the government is paying for our healthcare shouldn't tanning be taxed, so the responsible people don't have to pay for the tanners chemo.
If the government is paying for our healthcare shouldn't tanning be taxed, so the responsible people don't have to pay for the tanners chemo.
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