Comments on: Bo-Tax passes; Bo-Po Campaign stiffens http://lookingood.com/2009/12/bo-tax-passes-bo-po-campaign-stiffens/ Because it isn't superficial if it works. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:14:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shava Nerad http://lookingood.com/2009/12/bo-tax-passes-bo-po-campaign-stiffens/comment-page-1/#comment-758 Shava Nerad Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:55:32 +0000 http://lookingood.com/?p=1897#comment-758 I hope this is all in good fun -- but I hope you'll consider that non-reconstructive cosmetic surgery is a luxury, and we tend to tax luxuries. What you are doing here is just confusing the issues badly. This kind of thing muddies the waters and threatens to confuse serious political debate in a way that can deprive people in need of necessary health procedures. It's not just vanity, it's a classic "let them eat cake" moment; rich women thumbing their rhinoplasted noses at the uninsured who die young from lack of preventative care before they get a chance to get wrinkles. Just because only 14% of the cosmetic procedures go to men is not a reason to punish men. It may be a reason to re-examine the culture that puts women under the knife so much more often, though. If your esteem is so low you need a facelift to leave the house, perhaps you should consider counseling instead -- I suspect that's better covered under what I hope will be a comprehensive new health care system. Respectfully, Shava I hope this is all in good fun — but I hope you’ll consider that non-reconstructive cosmetic surgery is a luxury, and we tend to tax luxuries. What you are doing here is just confusing the issues badly.

This kind of thing muddies the waters and threatens to confuse serious political debate in a way that can deprive people in need of necessary health procedures. It’s not just vanity, it’s a classic “let them eat cake” moment; rich women thumbing their rhinoplasted noses at the uninsured who die young from lack of preventative care before they get a chance to get wrinkles.

Just because only 14% of the cosmetic procedures go to men is not a reason to punish men. It may be a reason to re-examine the culture that puts women under the knife so much more often, though.

If your esteem is so low you need a facelift to leave the house, perhaps you should consider counseling instead — I suspect that’s better covered under what I hope will be a comprehensive new health care system.

Respectfully,
Shava

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