You might call it a pole tax

[moshquerade]

Only in NY, well maybe not only, but we'll see your stupid tax and raise it some every time.

NY assemblyman wants to tax patrons of strip bars

The Associated Press
8:09 PM EDT, March 10, 2009

ALBANY - You might call it a pole tax.

The New York legislator who brought the nation its first law against driving while using a cell phone now proposes a $10 tax for patrons of nude and seminude dance clubs and strip bars.

Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, a Bronx Democrat, says the revenue would go to helping victims of human trafficking.

The bill, which has no Senate sponsor yet, would be a way to fund such additional spending at a time of fiscal crisis and double-digit deficits.

"Monies generated have the potential to be a tremendous boost to these groups," Ortiz said. "Through this bill, New York state will continue to forge a path for other states to follow." The bill calls for the $10-per-patron for any so-called adult entertainment business that serves food and drink and presents nude or partly nude dancers. The proceeds will go to services for victims of the illegal sex trade, Ortiz said, at a time when government budgets are being slashed.

In Texas, state lawyers are fighting to preserve their $5 "pole tax," a cover charge on strip clubs, which is being challenged by business owners. The Texas Legislature approved the fee in 2007, hoping to spend the money on sexual assault and health insurance programs, but a state judge tossed out the fee as an unconstitutional infringement on free speech. State lawyers have appealed.

http://www.newsday.com/ny-nystrip0311,0,2724248.story

 

[waggy]

LOL wow.

i didn't know there was a tax on going to see strippers!

 

[polarmystery]

Why did I immediately think your title said, "Don't call it a comback!"

as in Naughty by Nature esque...

 

[glenn beck]

Originally posted by: polarmystery
Why did I immediately think your title said, "Don't call it a comback!"

as in Naughty by Nature esque...

ummm that would be L.L. Cool J FYI lol

 

[SunnyD]

So it's a state-mandated cover charge. Hahaha..

But like we've discussed in the drug threads - legalize it, endorse it and tax the shit out of it. Its popularity will decline into oblivion, and it's a revenue generator in the mean time.