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Old 03-21-2010, 07:12 PM
 
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how did that happen, that one industry was singled out above all others for a surcharge?

of course, we won't be able to call it racist when they start taxing the crap out of everything else too. (and it's coming!)
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:15 PM
 
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He has pushed a healthcare bill that will quickly implement a 10% tax on people for TANNING. Lets just stop and think for a second. Who tans? WHITE PEOPLE. Why not tax something more diverse? Like soda or candy? Because Obama is racist!
Racists don't like anything that President Obama does, which makes their claims irrelevant.

President Obama is getting it done...and don't you forget it either.
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:15 PM
 
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Maybe President Obama is trying to get back at some of the "orange" (overly tanned?) Republicans in Congress that have been giving him such a hard time.
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:15 PM
 
Location: The Lone Star State
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Hey broken lightbulb, Tanning is something that is not necessary but yet is a leading cause of skin cancer. Did that ever occur to you?
Does that mean his force will be giving out tickets on Miami Beach soon too? Or better yet, an outdoor entrance tax! For going in the sun!

Seriously, who tans indoors anymore? That is so 1980's....
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:16 PM
 
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how did that happen, that one industry was singled out above all others for a surcharge?
Smoking is taxed pretty heavily and is an inductry that causes cancer- so is the tanning booth industry- skin cancer is responsible for many deaths each year and is something that affects the overall costs to the health care system-tax the hell out of them I say-
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:16 PM
 
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I tan my palms and the bottom of my feet on a regular basis!
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:16 PM
 
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In 30 years time when you meet someone with skin cancer you'll be grateful for the tax. If Obama was racist he’d subsidize tanning beds.
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:19 PM
 
Location: Lyon, France, Whidbey Island WA
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He has pushed a healthcare bill that will quickly implement a 10% tax on people for TANNING. Lets just stop and think for a second. Who tans? WHITE PEOPLE. Why not tax something more diverse? Like soda or candy? Because Obama is racist!
ya know the rock under the trailer. it's callin' you back man.
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:19 PM
 
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This thread wins the most ridiculous thread ever award. More ridiculous than the one about the First lady's inaugural dress being an admission that she knows her husband will be assassinated.

Yes, THAT silly.
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Old 03-21-2010, 07:20 PM
 
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Obesity and type 2 diabetes kill people too, so why not tax sugar?
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