The Homa Files

There was an interview on one of the biz shows yesterday — a poor stiff who owned a couple of tanning salons.

They guys was pale .  (Pardon the pun) 

He said: “life savings in the salons … eeking out a living … getting slammed by the recession since tanning is as discretionary as spending gets … was stunned to hear about the 10% tax … will probably have to shut down”

When asked “Were your lobbyists asleep at the switch?”, he answered “Are you kidding, what lobbyists?”

Maybe it’s a good idea to shut down tanning salons — frankly, I don’t have a point of view on that one.

But, raises a couple of questions:

1) How much tax revenue will be raised via the tanning salon tax if all the tanning salons close?

2) Is it right for the full force of the government to come down on a piddly business like tanning salons?

3) Why not tatoo parlors?  Or, funnel cake stands?  Or, (fill in the blank)

Hands off Wall Street, big insurance, big pharma, etc., but nail the tanners … Geez.

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