IRS Hires 81 New Employees to make Sure You Pay Your Tanning Tax

President Obama claims he hasn't raised any taxes, but the IRS is hiring people to collect them.

(US News)- The Internal Revenue Service says it will need an battalion of 1,054 new auditors and staffers and new facilities at a cost to taxpayers of more than $359 million in fiscal 2012 just to watch over the initial implementation of President Obama’s healthcare reforms. Among the new corps will be 81 workers assigned to make sure tanning salons pay a new 10 percent excise tax. Their cost: $11.5 million.

Have a Tan and a Tax

The indoor tanning tax starts today.

Fortunately, only people making over $250k a year indoor tan.

President Obama's Pledge Never to Raise Taxes on Anyone Making Less Than 250 000 a Year (video)

Whatever.

Harry Reid's Manager's Amendment Taxes Indoor Tanning

Democrats never met a tax they didn't like. Among the more bizarre things in Harry Reid's Manager's Amendment is a tax on indoor tanning. That's right. If this bill becomes law, there will be a 10% tax on indoor tanning. From page 373 of the Manager's Amendment (pdf):