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Originally Posted by aceventura3
If there was a tax targeting a commonly known minority group the way this tax impacts white females it would be easier for people to see the argument and make the connection with something like the Equal Protection Clause or The Civil Rights Act. Imagine a unique tax on female hair products specifically used only by black women.
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Well, hair relaxers commonly used by black women have already been mentioned here. I'm sure if you taxed them if they were harmful, then it would be a similar situation.
It all comes down to intent. The intent is to offset or otherwise reduce the cost of the harm that comes out of using tanning beds. It's not a "tax to penalize or otherwise control the behaviour of white chicks."
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