Fake n’ Bake Gets Taxed

Let's all take a moment of silence for Snookie's skin tone.

As you may or may not know, there’s a lot going down in Washington right now in regards to our health and bodies. Not only is there major debate about Obama’s health care plan, but Capitol Hill has been buzzin’ about Botox. Namely, the idea to put a tax (nicknamed “Bo-tax”) on it and other cosmetic surgeries.

By Cristina

That has since been vetoed (probably after all 4 casts of The Real Housewives/Joan Rivers threatened a sit-in at the White House) in favor of a new idea: adding a 10% tax to indoor tanning.

The main idea behind the new plan is for the government to make it more difficult for you to feed your potentially cancerous addictions (much like cigarettes) by doing what the government does best: taxing.

Needless to say, orange people nationwide are up in (leathery) arms!

But while this is less than ideal for those people who make a living off of baking pasty clients (especially in this economy), I’m totally in support of it. Tanning is super dangerous! And even more, the world can do with a few less Snookies walking around.

Now if only the government could somehow tax the Jersey Shore poof or eradicate the Bump-it; I’m sure those are changes we can all get behind.