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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Politics Pole Tax: Trasoff Inquires About Fees on Strip Clubs
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Wed, May 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM
In an effort to find a way to balance Tucson's budget, Ward 6 Councilwoman Nina Trasoff is wondering whether the city can get a piece of the action on strip-club cover charges.
A memo from Nina to City Manager Mike Letcher:
Subject: Per Person Fee to Adult Entertainment VenuesIn an effort to further diversify revenue sources for the City of Tucson, please research the legality of a per person fee levied at adult entertainment venues.
If this fee is legal, please run figures on possible revenue generated at rates of $1.50, $3 and $5 per person.
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Dear Nina,
Understanding that this tax would target a specific gender, allow me to propose some further diversifying taxes: Tax on wine spritzers; Tax on Indigo Girls concerts; and, Tax on saying "Oh my God, like, I so know!"
Thank you.
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How about a bar tax period, this would be per person cover charges for any bar, and would lessen the ammount taxed. Say 50 cents per cover charge, or a fee based on a percentage so places with lower cover fees would not be made to pay a stiffer ammount.
I don't understand the bar charge as who would want to cough up 50 cents just for walking in the door when there isn't a band or other entertainment going on. It also may require a door person at every bar, an added expense, to collect two quarters from everyone (God help them if you show up with plastic). I can see raising the tax on alcohol in general, though. In response to a Governor's cut that's what Washington state is doing come August on hard liquor sales, which the liquor board sells at the liquor stores (which, incidentally, carry shitty hours).
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