What, you didn’t know that? It must necessarily be true, because Obama promised that no household whose income is under $250,000 will see a tax increase, of any type!

See Obama promise:

But now starting July 1, 2010, a new 10% federal tanning salon tax goes into effect. This tax is part of the new health care law.

So in fact, this is yet another example of the welfare state being supported by people other than “the rich.” A major theme on this website is that it’s impossible to support a large welfare state without putting the heavy burden on the middle class. Yet in every election cycle the Socialists/Democrats keep claiming just that, and people somehow buy into this deception!

The tanning tax is just the tip of the iceberg. There’s a slew of new taxes (on non-rich people) coming up in 2011 as the “Bush tax cuts” expire in addition to more “Obamacare” taxes down the line.