Illinois strip clubs could face $5 'skin tax'

Chicago Tribune ^ | February 16, 2012 | Ray Long and Alissa Groeninger

[ConservativeStatement]

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois already charges so-called sin taxes on smokes, booze and casino gambling. Now state lawmakers are thinking about imposing a $5 skin tax to get into strip clubs.

Club owners are in an uproar, arguing that the tax might put smaller strip joints out of business and throw dancers, bartenders, bouncers and valet attendants out of work. They worry that some customers already are fed up with admission fees, let alone taxes on top.

"We wouldn't want that," said Tiffany Winkler, manager of the Chicago club Pink Monkey.

[ConservativeStatement]

Dems get nuttier by the day.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Wear skin colored body tights?

[NoPinkos]

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet....

[tflabo]

Democrats taxing the fun out of fellow democrats. /;

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

“We wouldn’t want that,” said Tiffany Winkler, manager of the Chicago club Pink Monkey.

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I’m sure you wouldn’t, Tiff.

[A message]

Vote in a Democrat, vote in taxation.

You get what you vote for but that will not stop people for voting for Democrats.

Voting for Democrats is a prime example of Einstein’s definition of insanity.

[Le Chien Rouge]

The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people.
-Milton Friedman

‘Escort service’ services will get a whole lot busier.

[tflabo]

I guess The Mighty Quinn Gov. of Ill-n-annoyed couldn’t gouge the decent citizens out of enough taxes so they have to gouge the drecks. Expect Rat fights to ensue.

[Army Air Corps]

Next, there will be tax on each lap dance or every instance of pole dancing.

[proudpapa]

If the dems are so into “sin taxes” then perhaps we should be taxing abortions.

[ConservativeStatement]

“Violence against women” is a Democrat motto. “Violence by women,” against innocent babies however, doesn't occur in the Dem mindset.

[CSM]

All your money are belong to us!

[denydenydeny]

Athens on Lake Michigan.

[THE_RAIDER]

I wonder if they are going to tax gay bath houses like Man Country so rich politicians can pay their fair share of such as Obama and Emanuel.

[AnTiw1]

Spoken 'Now, turn on' Everywhere is freaks and hairys Dykes and fairies Tell me where is sanity? Tax the rich, feed the poor Till we run out, rich no more I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do So I'll leave it up to you-ooo-ooo (Be in my prayer) Population, keeps on breedin' Nation bleedin', still more feedin' Economy Life is funny, skies are sunny Bees made honey, who needs money? Monopoly I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do So I'll leave it up to you-you-ooo Oh, yeah!

[WinMod70]

Now they embrace a flat tax where a progressive tax would actually make sense, on a scale of 1-10.

[SiVisPacemParaBellum]

The dems putting hard working moms out of work.

[Buckeye McFrog]

as initially proposed on Monty Python’s Flying Circus in 1969...

(Well, it will certainly make Chartered Accountancy a much more interesting profession...)