New 10% Tax on Indoor Tanning
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Getting an artificial tan is about to get a little more expensive. A 10% tax will be added to indoor tanning bills starting Thursday, as part of the health-care reform President Obama signed into law in March. That’s right they are taxing the things that are bad for us now because they think they can [...]
Cigarette taxes rose in 14 states last year
Friday, April 9th, 2010Fourteen states, the nation’s capital and the federal government hiked their cigarette taxes last year, but health officials worry that tobacco company discounts are keeping prices down. State increases ranged from 10 cents per pack in North Carolina to $1 in Connecticut, Florida and Rhode Island. At the same time, manufacturers devote billions of dollars [...]
