An interesting tidbit about the Senate healthcare bill that you may find fascinating or maddening depending on your political stripe is the tanning bed tax that will be levied on people who are looking for that summertime glow. Yes, a 10% tax on all indoor tanning services is included in the Senate healthcare bill.
The Senators from hell replaced the Botox tax with the Indoor tanning tax. I suppose Tanning Salons fall under cosmetic healthcare in one way or another according to the brain trust in Washington. But then again, why should any cosmetic surgery or cosmetic procedure or any kind be considered healthcare at all? I suppose that’s a debate unto itself.
The tanning bed tax is included in an amendment added to the original Senate healthcare bill, but no biggie, this amendment is only 383 pages long. You’ll find the tanning bed tax located in the section titled “Cosmetic Procedures”.
Is going to a tanning bed a cosmetic procedure? Who says so? And how is it related to healthcare? Because some folks say it causes skin cancer? So if you visit a tanning bed your insurance premiums should be higher? Who are these people that we’ve sent to Washington to do the work of the people?
Considering the tanning bed tax, I wonder how many other hidden jewels are included in this wonderful piece of legislation? Nancy Pelosi probably petitioned Reid to drop the Botox tax and replace it with this idiocy. But then again, she does look awfully tan most of the time.
H/T Ace
December 20th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
“Because some folks say it causes cancer?” The AMA says it causes cancer, and if anyone had a brain, they’d accept that and stay out of tanning salons. I suppose the right doesn’t wear sunscreen either, because the medical community endorses that, too. Or seat belts, because it’;s your right to get into a crash and suffer brain damage, so the rest of us can pay for your lifetime of care. Or bike helmets?
December 21st, 2009 at 8:00 am
I am a tanning salon owner who is struggling in this economy and these idiots who are willing to do anything to get this passed just tick me off. What about those who get implants, face lifts, tummy tucks, lipo, nose jobs, etc.? There have been plenty of people who have died from plastic surgery. These criminals were lobbied by BOTOX and PAID. That is why they are now taxing tanning salons and until the tanning industry comes together and “Lobby’s” these crooks, we will get the shaft.
December 21st, 2009 at 8:15 am
If these jerk offs knew how many salons are struggling to the point of going out of business they wouldn’t do this. They don’t have a clue about us “real Americans” working hard to survive this economy. This is the wrong time to be doing an overhaul like this. For Obama and the rest of these idiots to say the country will be bankrupt if they don’t do this is a LIE. THEY LIE!!!! They should be doing things to help small businesses!!!! These people are in a dream land. Kick them all out.
December 21st, 2009 at 11:42 am
I would much rather have a controlled tanning… gradual and monitored, than have people go outside – stay all day and get burned to a crisp! We also monitor eye care so they will not harm their eyes.
We, as other small business owners, need breaks, not continued regulations.
December 21st, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Brendan these people know exactly what they’re doing, and what it’ll do to the economy and America overall. They’re going to do it anyway. Simply because they can.
December 21st, 2009 at 2:43 pm
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December 23rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
Obama loves it. A specifically Racist tax on whites. Stop the HATE. Whites are a recognizable minority, less that 8% of the world’s population. He should be arrested and charged under one of those new hate crime laws being pushed by his controllers.
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Interesting Poor White Guy, but that’s not a good excuse for “pasty white” Harry Reid.
January 19th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Freedom isn’t free! Seat belt laws and helmet laws are a personal choice, I think. If you like them wear them! No one is harmed by me not wearing them. As for tanning salons that is a personal choice too. If the “government ” was so concerned about cancer why not outlaw cigarettes!
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:32 am
well you wouldn’t be paying for it if it wasn’t for this bill
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June 8th, 2010 at 6:55 am
hi, cosmetic surgery has come a long way. If i had the money to get it done then why not.
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