This morning's Wall Street Journal (subscription) reports on the "Nose Job Tax" -- state-imposed levies on cosmetic surgeries.
I generally shy away from elective surgery. But I'm not sure why state governments feel they deserve 6% of the cost of these procedures. This quote from a Washington state senator really pisses me off:
"I think it does have merit to do this. This is a completely discretionary expenditure that has no medical necessity," says Ms. Keiser, who came up with the proposal last winter after watching reality TV shows about plastic surgery. "All we were talking about is a little sales tax. Anyone who could afford a $5,000 face lift could probably afford the tax."
Just because people can afford a tax is no reason to tax them. She needs to reframe her argument to start with who benefits from the tax.
What's next, a "Flat Tax" on breast implants?
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Another example of politicians watching too much TV. After the congressman that was pissed at Bill Maher's "low hanging fruit comment", Tom DeLay's hissy fit about being made fun of on "Law and Order" and now this, I think we need to develop a V-Chip that will prevent politician's from watching TV until they've finished all their legislation.