Cosmetic Surgery to Be Taxed Unless Something Even More Ridiculous Can Be Identified

Recently I read an article where the United States Senate Majority Leader (Harry Reid D-NV) proposed new a tax on elective cosmetic surgery. I understand the need to tax everything that moves and breathes, because Washington can spend money faster than a sailor on liberty in the Philippines. This October alone they spent $176 Billon more than was collected, but less I digress.

For my money, elective cosmetic surgery is one of those things that all American benefit from; much like city parks and national forest. When someone has work done they are improving life here on earth for everyone they come in contact with. We all have at least one relative that could benefit from a little “elective work”. Wouldn’t the holiday dinner be much more enjoyable if Great Aunt Rose had one of those three chins dealt with? What if Uncle Buck had some belly work and a hair weave? Of course we all know what Cousin Berta needs to have done, so I won’t go on.

If I were your representative to congress I’d create a program that promoted cosmetic surgery and pass out tax credits to those that elected to have it done. My bill would probably be named the “Mental Obsession Related to the Enhancement of the Cosmetic Recovery Act Plan of 2009 “ (hereafter to be known as MORECRAP).

Under the Majority Leaders plan servers at the “Hot Wings” place and aspiring actors/actresses would be taxed before they even began their job search, but under MORECRAP they would receive a tax credit that would allow them explore new opportunities. Chances are their new job would probably be better paying, so the tax payers would collect on the backend through higher tax revenues. Once again, everyone wins.

If you think we need MORECRAP in Washington please write your representatives and share this plan with them. If not, perhaps you can recommend a more ridiculous tax using the comments section below. Here is one to get you started…..propose a tax on recovering alcoholics for the economic damage they intentionally inflected on the producers of vodka.