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ls317

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:43 PM
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Pimp Tax

Edited on Wed Jun-28-06 03:44 PM by ls317

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/27/pimp.tax/index.html?section=cnn_topstories

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa is hoping to stamp out the sex trade by taxing pimps and prostitutes, then jailing them when they don't pay.

The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning approved a bill sponsored by committee chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, authorizing at least $2 million toward the establishment of an office in the IRS criminal investigation unit to prosecute unlawful sex workers for violations of tax laws.

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Ilsa

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:47 PM
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1. Soak the Pimps.

If the tax revenue is high enough, our GOP govt will soon begin encouraging sex trade (oh brother).
Maybe the pinps will have enough muscle to strong-arm Congress well-enough to raise taxes on the wealthy. I know I don't.

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MADem

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:50 PM
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2. A dual agenda, as I stated here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1526427&mesg_id=1526614

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tulsakatz

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Wed Jun-28-06 05:06 PM
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3. this is the subject of CNN's poll today....

....I couldn'} believe it when I saw they're trying to tax pimps & prostitutes!!

I mean.......what other worthless issue can these guys come up with?

And even if the pimps and prostitutes don't pay the tax, who is gonna know? I mean, it seems to me that is primarily a cash business, how are they gonna know if they don't report every transaction?

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