30 Days from Today: Obamacare’s First Pledge-Breaking Tax Hike..

Americans for Tax Reform ^ | 6/1/2010 | John Kartch

[Qbert]

When President Barack Obama signed the healthcare bill into law, he formally broke his “firm pledge” to the American people that “no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase.” 

Among the twenty one tax hikes signed into law as part of Obamacare, at least seven directly break Obama’s central campaign promise.  The first of these tax hikes will take effect on July 1:  the excise tax on indoor tanning services -- a 10 percent tax on the retail price of a tanning session. 

Leaving no stone unturned in their petty, vindictive hunt for tax revenue, Obama and his congressional allies expect the tax to raise $2.7 billion over ten years.  There is no exemption made for families making less than $250,000 per year.

[Qbert]

...It begins.

[WOBBLY BOB]

[Neoliberalnot]

The really devastating tax increases will come when the sunset occurs on the Bush tax cuts. Industry will get hammered and unemployment will rise another 5% or more.

[Uncle Miltie]

I bought two years worth of tans in advance of the tax.

[swarthyguy]

I got me a lifetime supply.

[VRW Conspirator]

Old news folks, move along, nothing to see. The MSM covered this in detail already.

[blueplum]

Taxing tanning salons = First race tax of 21st century

[ezo4]

heck they just raised taxes on beer, smokes, bottle water and some snacks close to me. I dont make 250k and I like beer darn it.

This dude zero and all rats politicians suck some major a$$

[Oceander]

Indeed it does.

[LadyPilgrim]

ping

[alpacadick]

I doubt that a targeted tax on other beauty services like 10% tax on hair braiding or straightening would be tolerated.