Legislative Alert -- 10% Federal Tax Proposed on Tanning Services
Help us tell Congress to take the Tan Tax out of the Healthcare Reform Bill!
Our team on Capitol Hill has learned that the proposed tan tax was added at the very last minute to the Senate Leadership’s Healthcare Package at the behest of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV). The tax is part of a deal to secure the support for the legislation from the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Dermatology and replaced the “Botax”, a tax on elective cosmetic medical procedures.
The Senate is on track to complete consideration of this proposal on Christmas Eve and the Congressional leadership has indicated its desire to negotiate and pass the final conference report through both the House and Senate before the President’s State of the Union address in late January.
Time is of the essence.
Our lobbyists have begun their direct outreach to key members of the House and Senate. We have also been working to focus media attention on this unprecedented and unfair tax and are working with our PR team to bolster our PR and media efforts.
We are now calling on you to engage your employees, families and customers to speak out against the tan tax.
Go to the ITA website www.theita.com or Click on this link: TELL CONGRESS TO TAKE THE TAN TAX OUT OF HEALTHCARE REFORM to register your opposition with your Senators and Member of Congress.
On the website, you will see two links, one for owners, employees and their families, one for customers. Enter your zip code and address to find your representative and senators. You can either personalize the letter already present in the message field or send it as it is. The link will also give you phone numbers for each office. In addition to your email, call and tell Congress how you feel about this tax!
Finally if you have facilities or businesses in the following states, please e-mail the ITA as we want to have special lobby efforts directed to key Members of Congress from:
- Nevada
- Montana
- Arkansas
- Nebraska
- Maine
- Maryland
- Flordia
- Indiana
- Tennessee
Please send this to your friends, family and customers and let us know if you have any questions.
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