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June 30, 2010
Obamacare’s First Pledge-Breaking Tax Hike Takes Effect July 1
Obamacare’s First Pledge-Breaking Tax Hike Takes Effect July 1 ( TOMORROW )
Barack Obama has some explaining to do. When he signed the healthcare bill into law, he formally broke his "firm pledge" to the American people that "no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase."
Among the twenty one tax hikes signed into law as part of Obamacare, at least seven directly break Obama's central campaign promise. The first of these tax hikes will take effect on July 1: the excise tax on indoor tanning services -- a 10 percent tax on the retail price of a tanning session.
Leaving no stone unturned in their petty hunt for tax revenue, Senate Democrats in December added the tax behind closed doors at the last minute. There is no exemption made for families making less than $250,000 per year, thus violating Obama's "firm pledge" to the American people.
Local news coverage from around the country has illustrated the paperwork and cost burden to salon owners, employees, and customers. The owner of two salons in Virginia has this to say about the new tax:
"It is very emotional to see your dream being literally shattered by someone in Washington."
Industry estimates from the Indoor Tanning Association show that 30 million Americans visit an indoor tanning facility in a given year, and over 50 percent of salon owners are women.
Obama first broke his tax pledge sixteen days into his presidency when he signed into law a 156 percent increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco. At that time, Obama was rightly called out by Calvin Woodward of the Associated Press in a piece titled "Promises, Promises: Obama Tax Pledge Up in Smoke."
On April 15 of last year, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama's tax pledge "didn't come with caveats." And to this day, Obama's promise remains for all to see at the Change.gov website: "no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase."
Twice during the month of April, however, Obama tried to amend the terms of his "firm pledge" by claiming his promise applies only to "income taxes" rather than "any form of taxes."
In his April 10 Weekly Radio Address, Obama said:
"And one thing we have not done is raise income taxes on families making less than $250,000. That's another promise we've kept."
In a speech on the evening of April 15, Obama repeated the truncated promise:
"And one thing we haven't done is raise income taxes on families making less than $250,000 a year -- another promise that we kept."
Obama's recent claims stand in stark contrast to his original promise:
"I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."
What do you say, President Obama?
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To protect you from these tax hikes, Americans for Tax Reform presents the “Obama Tax Hike Exemption Card”.
The card fits neatly in your wallet and contains a list of the tax hikes signed into law by President Obama that violate his tax pledge, as well as a few other taxes that have been threatened: a European-style Value-Added Tax, Cap and Trade taxes, and even a federal soda tax.
Fill out the form below to get your Obama Tax Hike Exemption Card
How to use the card:
Step 1: Present the card to merchants, employers, and tax authorities.
Step 2: If challenged, pleasantly ask: “Are you calling President Obama a liar?”
Posted by Wild Thing at June 30, 2010 06:54 AM
Comments
It seems to be just an arbitrary tax. Like they opened the yellow pages and whatever was there, in this case tanning salons, they will tax. Just as well tax dry cleaners or muffler shops. Eventually, all of us are going to fall into a taxable category for one thing or another. Soon they will have a live bait tax.
Posted by: Jim at June 30, 2010 01:48 PM
Obama's Re-Election Promise
The promise of "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage" can be traced to Hoover's 1928 Presidential campaign.
Well, Obama has twisted these words and is promising that if he is re-elected there will be "a chick in every car and some pot in every garage!"
Posted by: Dora at July 7, 2010 01:07 AM
