'Pole tax' back in Texas appeals court (creative headline)

[sonias]

AAS 2/11/09
'Pole tax' back in Texas appeals court

AUSTIN, Texas — Lawyers for the state and Texas strip clubs clashed again Wednesday as an appeals court considers whether to uphold the so-called 'pole tax,' a $5 fee on admissions that a judge ruled an unconstitutional tax on free speech.

Passed by the Legislature in 2007, the fee was projected to raise about $44 million for sexual assault prevention programs and health care for the uninsured.

The state comptroller's office has continued to collect the fee, $11.2 million so far, and has set that money aside while the issue works its way through the courts.

In March 2008, a state district judge found that the fee was an illegal tax on expression — nude dancing — that, while politically unpopular, is protected by the First Amendment.

And I thought "titty tax" pretty much covered it, but "pole tax" - that gives it a fighting for civil rights spin. They're obviously paying for some good P/R.

:popcorn:


Sonia

[Jack_DeLeon]

1. I hate people who try to police morality and tax things they oppose...

I dont go to strip clubs often but this is just a means to try to discourage people from going and ruining their business.

[WolverineDG]

2. I liked "Tits for Tots" nt