Tax on Cosmetic surgery.

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  1. shichimenshyo Caught in the machine Registered Senior Member

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    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/health/policy/30cosmetic.html

    Now, I am all for this tax as I think a large portion of these procedures are ridiculous and should not be covered whatsoever by insurance in the first place.

    This is the part that really gets me though:

    This argument really made me stop and do a double take. The reason that women need no tax on Botox is so they can get a job? Please, and if that's the case isn't there a huge underlying societal issue here?

    It seems to me that line of reasoning is self defeating, what do you think?
     
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  3. Anti-Flag Pun intended Registered Senior Member

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    I think they're talking out of their backsides. A tax on anything that's a "luxury" should be standard. But obviously in the case of alcohol that's discriminatory against men, because some of them need it to get laid.
     
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  5. shichimenshyo Caught in the machine Registered Senior Member

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    My thoughts exactly!
     
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  7. Grim_Reaper I Am Death Destroyer of Worlds Registered Senior Member

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    I say about time they taxed this.
     

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