Proposed bill would tax prostitution at $5 per session

lasvegassun.com ^ | 3-24-09

[Justaham]

CARSON CITY – Sen. Bob Coffin, D-Las Vegas, proposed a tax on prostitution today that he says could raise $2 million a year for the state.

Patrons of prostitutes — both legal and illegal — would pay an extra $5 tax per session under the bill, which Coffin said was his idea alone.

In the runup to the legislative session, a lobbyist for the state’s legal brothels volunteered to be taxed, an effort that some said would guarantee their continued survival. Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley turned down the industry, effectively killing the effort.

[texas booster]

Wow. A buck a minute tax seems kinda high.

[justlurking]

Wow. A buck a minute tax seems kinda high.

There goes another keyboard....

[big bad easter bunny]

Tax all the prostitution here and we can solve the national debt.

[GeronL]

they should tax porn too.... its just prostitution with pictures/video

[MediaMole]

It’s still cheaper than a bottle of Crystal at a nightclub.

[Justaham]

5 minutes??? That seems too long - some women will have their achy breaky back by then.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

No matter what a stripper tells you, there is no sex in the champagne room.

[JSDude1]

both legal and illegal

~illigal?~ how are they going to collect the tax on “Illigal” prostitution?? Are the cops going to go into the revenue business too?

[JoeProBono]

[Gator113]

You taking Viagra??

Have you checked your heart rate recovery?

I think you’re living on the edge... but it’s exciting , huh?

[Kitanis]

Well the Prostitutes at the Bunny Ranch actually offered to donate a large amount to the government to stop the bailouts..

But it did not get much press.

Now you talk about the press and taxes.. and you get billing in the newspapers.

[MaxMax]

Whatever, just gimme my twenty

[Caesar Soze]

Prostitutes are already taxed on their income, aren't they? Attaching an additional tax to their transactions is really just targeting an unpopular group for additional taxation, isn't it? I guess if we can do it to AIG we can do it to them.

[Marie2]

If you want to destroy something, tax it.

On the other hand, it gives it an air of legitimacy. Just like a dry cleaners or a grocery.

[Obamageddon]

They should tax by the inch.

[Dinsdale]

You realize this will get past prostitution once they get the precedent established?

I guess it's a bigger worry for some of us then others.

[21twelve]

Wouldn’t this be that illegal “double taxation thing”.

You know - getting screwed while you’re getting screwed?

[Squantos]

Title of bill is Cooch Cox Coffin Act ?

[GeronL]

The Coochie Coo CoffItUp Act?

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