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Nov 19, 2009 at 8:23 PM CDT
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Nov 19, 2009 at 8:23 PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) - People are already calling a new plan that could help fund the health care overhaul the "botax."
The proposal would slap a 5 percent excise tax on elective cosmetic surgeries and procedures. Those would include face lifts, breast implants, tummy tucks and wrinkle-smoothing injections. The White House and Senate Democrats are hoping the plan could help raise some cash for the nearly $1 trillion health care measure. There's hope that the tax could raise about $6 billion.
Accounts vary on who first dreamed up the Botax, apparently last summer. But a spokesman says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing the plan simply because "we needed money to make the bill work."
A spokeswoman for the maker of Botox Cosmetic calls the proposal a "random hit on an easy target." She also calls it unnecessarily punitive.
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sharon said on Saturday, Nov 21 at 3:31 PM
it is not only rediculous, it is all getting on my nerves. what is it helping if you keep taxing the wrong people, the rich keep getting richer and the poor get poorer and poorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
32471746Homer said on Saturday, Nov 21 at 12:08 AM
Harry Reid needs to take a pay cut and stop taxing.
32451791Cuinn said on Friday, Nov 20 at 8:28 AM
Democrats have never seen a tax they didn't like. Tax and spend tax and spend. Hope there's some change left after the great Maobama's hope gets done with us.
32403434scott67 said on Friday, Nov 20 at 6:04 AM
there goes my boob job
32399901ME said on Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:17 PM
this is rediculous
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