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Old 03-30-2010, 07:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Hm, interesting premise.

But...
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A study conducted by the World Health Organization showed that using tanning beds before the age of 30 increases the risk of melanoma by 75 percent.
Tanning bed industry scorched by new tax in health bill - Chico Enterprise Record

I can't see how it can be viewed as a tax intentionally singling out Caucasian women almost exclusively, when the tax is tied into health care and you have damning stats describing the health hazard of using the device.

It's not that they're taxing yoga, toy dog breeds, designer bottled water, expensive sandwiches, detox programs, and sea salt, etc., all at the same time... you know, like a group tax singling out the things Caucasian women like.
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