Tax the Tanners

I never thought I'd write this next sentence, but here I go--

Tax Snookie.

Yup, you heard me.

The Jersey Shore cast member was recently quoted as saying that she's against Obama because he put a tax on tanning.

Now, I'm sure that some clever reality show producer was at least partly responsible for that statement, but it doesn't make it any less ridiculous.

After hearing it, I almost instantaneously said out loud--

"Tax the tanners."

What a great campaign slogan, right?

Personally, I see nothing wrong with vice taxes.

In my opinion, you have every right to give yourself skin and lung cancer, and/or rot out your liver, but if you do, you should pay for it.

Why?

Because it's the closest thing to a stupidity tax we can have without offending people, and I see nothing wrong with taxing the stupid.

Taxing, smoking, and most other vices are not necessities. That's why they're called vices. If you don't want to pay the taxes, quit the bad habits.

I bite my nails, but you can bet that if biting my nails cost me money, I'd be wearing gloves year-round.

So am I a "tax everybody" sort of person?

Not really.

I just like that it ticks off Snookie.