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Calif. to Ban Teens From Tanning Booths (nanny state alert)
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| May 21, 2004
| JIM WASSERMAN
Posted on 05/21/2004 1:13:03 PM PDT by El Conservador
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When the state tries to be a nanny, no good comes out of it.
To: El Conservador
These people are a day late and a dollar short....most of the Californians who do this sort of thing are using the 'spray on tan' salons now anyway....gees..... ;)
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:15:21 PM PDT
by
BossLady
(What do your choices cost you????)
To: El Conservador
I thought it was their bodies to do with as they please?
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:15:40 PM PDT
by
Crazieman
To: Crazieman
Let's see; teenagers are not of sufficient maturity to decide to expose their bodies to a tanning booth, but are of sufficient maturity to expose their bodies to abortion. This is in the Constitution, right?
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:18:41 PM PDT
by
Mr. Lucky
To: El Conservador
That reminds me, I've got a tanning session at 5.
To: Mr. Lucky
2+2=5
Sounds logical to me
/liberal
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:19:40 PM PDT
by
Crazieman
To: El Conservador
Tanning booth = BAD
Abortion = GOOD
How can anyone twist that so it makes sense?
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:21:30 PM PDT
by
inflation
(Cuba = BAD, China = Good? Why, should both be treated the way Cuba is?)
To: El Conservador
California has the sunshine
And the girls all get so taaaan . . .
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:23:36 PM PDT
by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
To: inflation
How can anyone twist that so it makes sense? No tanning beds, no long term skin diseases the state has to treat...
No "unwanted" babies, no long term...
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:24:08 PM PDT
by
danneskjold
("Somebody is behind this..." - George Soros)
To: Mr. Lucky
Abortions for teens are only performed when the life of the mother is at risk. Am I missing something here?!?!
To: El Conservador
I tend to agree in this case. Excessive pre-adult sun exposure is the cause of malignant melanoma. Unfortunately, we live in a society that thinks a suntan is an indicator of health and vitality.
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:24:42 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: El Conservador
Until the late 60's kids used to get their "hides tanned" by good old Dad on a regular basis. I had mine "tanned" quite a few times too.
Stop and think, when they stopped "tanning hides" our society went "to the shitter with old Tex Ritter!"
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:33:01 PM PDT
by
DH
To: El Conservador
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:33:46 PM PDT
by
sharktrager
(Insanity: To continue repeating the same act, each time expecting a different result.)
To: gathersnomoss
Yes, you are. In California, abortions are available upon to demand to teenage girls, thanks to the California Supreme Court's 1997 decision in American Academy of Pediatric v. Lungren.
To: El Conservador
" . . .Heidi Blank, manager of San Diego's Hollywood Tans, said she thought the bill could "hurt my business somewhat. But what are you going to do? There's people bigger than me making those decisions. . ."
Is this a profile of a "SHEEPLE" or what?
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posted on
05/21/2004 1:52:51 PM PDT
by
Iron Matron
(Those who serve two masters also have two faces)
To: fso301
It is not only pre-adult! A tanning booth is taboo but we all have to make choices. Ask a dermatologist what he or she thinks of artificial tanning or sitting in the sun for extended periods of time with or without sun screen. Actually, you can do a search on the web and find the answers regarding going to the BOOTH!!
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posted on
05/21/2004 2:09:38 PM PDT
by
tuvals
(America First - Support Our Troops!)
To: El Conservador
To: El Conservador
Good grief! Please, someone tell me this doesn't have a snowballs chance. We will all be living in bubbles, forking 90% of our paychecks over to to the state if these people have their way.
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posted on
05/21/2004 2:26:39 PM PDT
by
vpintheak
(Our Liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain!)
To: El Conservador
A Dr.'s prescription???? For a tan???? what the hell does that mean?
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posted on
05/21/2004 2:29:34 PM PDT
by
Hildy
(...love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth. - Mark Twain)
To: El Conservador
I was surprised to learn that many tanning salons here in Texas discourage teens and have for some time. And, perhaps, for the same reason as in California.
Most tanning salons want a contract that can be converted into a revenue stream and prefer not to have to collect cash at the door or have a person available to collect cash at the door. Once you set up a front end cash flow, e.g., $50 per month on your Visa, some/many customers will get tired of the process before the contract runs out. Teens can break a contract and it is simply to expensive to force payment. One owner said that he'll accept a contract from parents but NEVER from a teenager. Of course, one way to get rid of this marginal business without alienating teens who will be tomorrow's customers is to pay the legislature to do it for you.
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posted on
05/21/2004 2:48:08 PM PDT
by
Tacis
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