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A Look at Microdermabrasion Machines
Microdermabrasion systems are safe for most all skin types. Microdermabrasion systems actually evolved from a process known as dermabrasion. Though effective, especially for serious dermis scarring, dermabrasion is harsh, requiring a metallic...
Medical Spa Physicians Offer New Online Resources... To The Competition!
There’s help on the way for doctors in the form of new web sites have been launched with the purpose of providing physician-to-physician mentoring in specific medical fields. Medical spas have exploded over the last few years, fueled by...
Mineral Makeup and Bismuth Oxychloride
Mineral makeup is becoming ever popular as we become more and more conscious of what we are putting onto our skin and bodies. Because of this increased awareness people are asking more questions. And one of the most popular questions is about the...
Natural, Organic, Vitamin Supplements
We use the term "natural" when describing Shaklee products,
because they are as natural as possible. Shaklee challenges any
other manufacturer of competitive products to prove they are
more natural and effective than Shaklee products.
While...
The Fountain of Youth - Right in Front of Us All This Time!
Can we really stop the aging process, slow it down, or even reverse the effects of aging on our skin and body? It is an enigma for which so many have searched the answers to for years. Now, with advanced modern science making breakthroughs and...
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New Jersey Cosmetic Surgery Tax
New Jersey is the first state to pass a law that explicitly
taxes cosmetic surgical procedures (June 2004). NJ consumers,
who seek plastic surgery, now pay a 6 percent tax on elective
procedures. The 6 percent gross receipts tax includes cosmetic
surgery, hair transplants, cosmetic injections, cosmetic soft
tissue fillers, dermabrasion, chemical peel, laser hair removal
and cosmetic dentistry.
Since last summer, lawmakers in Texas, Illinois, Washington,
Arkansas, Tennessee, New York and other states, have introduced
bills or budget proposals to install similar taxes, although
none have passed the tax into law ... yet. Proponents of the tax
say that the levy on elective procedures is a relatively
painless way to fund state programs.
Without getting on
the soapbox, this is still a very scary and
dangerous precedent for lawmakers to consider taxing patients
who need elective or other medical procedures based on the
state, rather than a physician's, interpretation of medical
necessity. What is the next personal freedom lawmakers will
decide is a taxable luxury?
© 2005 Jolene Schwartz
About the author:
Jolene is a licensed barber, cosmetologist, and salon owner,
specializing in men's grooming for over 20 years. She developed
her own line of men's products; "Face Tools" and "Tattoo ReNew"
and launched http://appearancesformen.com
e-com site; writing monthly columns about men's products,
lifestyle, and offering the finest in men's grooming products.
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