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Pole Tax...NY style
« on: October 24, 2012, 07:15:19 am »
http://news.yahoo.com/ny-court-lap-dances-not-art-taxable-181234189--finance.html

NY Supreme Court rules that nude dancing is not art, unlike say ballet, but rather "entertainment", and is not exempt from sales tax.

The court split 4-3, with the dissenting judges saying there's no distinction in state law between "highbrow dance and lowbrow dance," so the case raises "significant constitutional problems."

Discuss.

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« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2012, 09:43:11 am »
At first blush, I'd have to agree with the dissent based on the way the statute is written.  If it exempts dance performances in general, it's hard for a taxing agency or a court to say that one form of dancing qualifies but another form of dance doesn't.  
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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2012, 09:51:26 am »
Here's the actual opinion if anyone wants to read it.  It's a short opinion and fairly clearly written. 
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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2012, 05:49:42 pm »
The key deciding factor should be whether the woman stripping is hot.
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Re: Pole Tax...NY style
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2012, 08:12:51 pm »
Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on October 24, 2012, 05:49:42 pm
The key deciding factor should be whether the woman stripping is hot.

Like Mona Lisa hot or Girl Before A Mirror hot?
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Re: Pole Tax...NY style
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2012, 08:13:31 pm »
Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on October 24, 2012, 05:49:42 pm
The key deciding factor should be whether the woman stripping is hot.

I don't know.  If she's ugly the dancing probably has higher artistic merit.  It's, like, postmodern. 
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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2012, 08:50:41 pm »
Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on October 24, 2012, 08:12:51 pm
Like Mona Lisa hot or Girl Before A Mirror hot?

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Re: Pole Tax...NY style
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2012, 10:38:37 am »
Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on October 24, 2012, 08:12:51 pm
Like Mona Lisa hot or Girl Before A Mirror hot?

Her rapidly-gyrating buttcheeks have a certain  je nas sais quoi !
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Re: Pole Tax...NY style
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2012, 05:13:51 pm »
How callous.

How can you tax someone who after all only took the job to earn enough money to put herself through college?
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Re: Pole Tax...NY style
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2012, 06:42:12 am »
Quote from: Dark Star on October 25, 2012, 05:13:51 pm
How callous.

How can you tax someone who after all only took the job to earn enough money to put herself through college?


They're just "small business owners" who want to give back to their communties.  Damn that 1%!
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