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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Well, the FDA or somebody would probably pull it off the market, is what would happen. Which might be what should happen with tanning salons. Hiking their tax is a "the genie is out of the bottle" solution--they can't just prohibit tanning (can you imagine the market in illicit tanning beds that would spring up??), but they can cause some trickle-down price increases to discourage people from tanning.
I'll say, when I read about the tax on tanning salons, it did strike me as somewhat... specific. I guess in principle it's no different from taxing cigarettes special at retail, and presumably somebody could produce a study indicating a high health care cost associated with the tanning industry....
I dunno. I'm not sure I'm for this particular tax. To make the argument that it's sexist/racist, though, is just dumb.
Now would be a good time to invest in bronzer manufacturers. Sales in Jersey alone are going to SKY ROCKET!
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Interesting that you would suggest that outlawing it would cause a black market. Don't you think the same potential exists in over-taxing (subjective) it? The salons go out of business, they sell their beds on craig's list. Individuals buy the beds on the surplus market and sell usage to clientele under the table. The point being is that government is rarely successful at regulating human behavior.
Just to be clear, no one is suggesting that the tax was created ~to~ target a race/gender - only that the tax ~does~ target a race/gender...and I've seen you in T.E. back in the day - you could use a little bronzer on that ass of yours. Just sayin'...