Health Reform has Tanning Customers Seeing Red
Press release from the issuing company
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
A provision in the federal health care law has some tanning salons and customers feeling burned. The so-called tanning tax took effect today. It puts a 10% sales tax on tanning. It's expected to generate 2.7 billion dollars over ten years.
In that sweeping health care bill, there's a tiny provisions that not many knew about. It kicked in today, catching many tanning customers off guard, but salons are forced to charge this lifestyle tax, and if you want to tan indoors you'll have to pay.
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