Bare Naked Politics

By request, I will now post a story that speaks to the minds and hearts of a special segment of people I call my friends, while keeping with the general theme of advancing conservatism. To illustrate my previous point on why raising corporate taxes is bad for the economy, I present you with an issue near and dear to many liberals and conservatives alike: Strippers.



Democrats in Palm Beach County can’t seem to balance their budgets so they want to raise stripper 'taxes’ by 400% (or fees) to make up for it. Everyone loses except Big government. How? All this new increased tax revenue does is encourage the government to be fiscally irresponsible at the expense of the taxpaying community. Businesses lose strippers who cant afford the fees which means loss of revenues is in liquor sales. Strippers have to raise their prices, which are ultimately passed on to the patrons, who in turn bring home less money to their families. Meanwhile, the tax revenue generated by the strippers is enough to keep a $100K per year politican on staff to come up with even more ways to tax the people. Isn't liberalism great?

Imagine if every time you were unable to pay your bills, you could just come up with a new arbitrary tax that you never thought of before. Tax your children for electricity in their bedroom. Tax your spouse for cuddle time. Tax your friends for each laugh. I think I'm going to tax my boss for being late to lunch.

Click here for the entire story:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2008/11/08/1108strippers.html