I’m not talking about a poll tax, but a pole tax as in strip clubs. Travis County (Texas) Judge Scott Jenkins ruled that the $5 admissions tax to Texas strip clubs was unconstitutional as a violation of freedom of expression under the First Amendment.
The sponsor of the legislation, State Representative Ellen Cohen (D-Houston) plans on reviving this “cutting-edge legislation.” As Joe Kristan noted on Roth Tax Updates given that the goal of this program was to tax an enterprise with a higher ratio of women who work in it, I’m sure that Rep. Cohen will look to add additional taxes to nursing, day care, teachers, and manicurists. Yeah, right….