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CynthiaWVirginia -> RE: Healthcare Bill includes the very first tax aimed at white people (3/24/2010 4:00:27 PM)
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Does anyone have links that prove that any tanning bed use, or natural sunbathing, without any burning, causes cancer?
I'm naturally blonde and one of the whitest skinned caucasians out there, and yes, I burn easily. I don't trust myself sunbathing with the sun because I can burn in 20 minutes, and consequently don't get my fair share of vitamin D. Once a year I have to go to a doctor for get mega dosages of vitamin D pills for about a week.
I was thinking of finding a tanning booth over here in Bluefield, since I only used them in Welch before we were flooded out. I prefer to use them before summer so I don't burn while mowing the lawn. At least at a tanning booth, one can regulate how much time is spent...and I use a very short time, lol. In the past, I have accidentally fallen asleep while at the beach...ouch doesn't begin to describe that kind of pain.
My cheeks and nose get burned every year from doing only an hour of yard work several times per week, with a floppy hat on. My forearms get burnt just from driving a car with the window down. (I'm trying to help the environment by not using the car's air conditioner, only the fan.)
If they're so concerned about us costing everyone money because of skin cancer, why...not make us exempt from having to keep our lawn short and yards neat? That's where I get most of my sun burns. I would love to sit back in the house and let my back yard become a wild jungle. Heck, they could even use that global tracking thing the Census takers took of everyone's house to make sure they never caught me doing yard work...and fine me if I'm caught doing it.
What next? Are they going to put a tax on redneck labor? Because almost all those jobs involve working in the sun all day.
Will lifeguards at beaches and outdoor swimming pools get this higher tax?
Hm, will going to beaches, golf courses, bleachers to watch football games, etc., be taxed...fair is fair, many people get sunburned during these.
Just how far are we going to take this anyway? Will all light skinned people be required by law to have all of their skin covered at all times, except their eyes...as long as those have UV protected sunglasses? or risk being fined for endangering their skin?
Many people go to tanning beds before summer, when they will have a higher risk for burning. Some people get seasonal depressive disorder and find that 10 minutes several times per week during the winter helps. Not everyone wants to turn their skin into old shoe leather and many are totally incabable of doing so even if we wanted to. My darkest suntan is a shade of peach, lol.
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