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    DON'T GO THERE: DEMS EYE 10% TAX ON BOTOX, COSMETIC SURGERY
    Mon Jul 27 2009 17:18:00 ET

    Face-lifts, tummy tucks and hair transplants could be hit with a new tax to help finance the trillion-dollar healthcare overhaul plan, CONGRESS DAILY reports.

    The Senate Finance Committee has discussed imposing a 10% excise tax on cosmetic surgery deemed unnecessary for medical purposes.

    DAILY's Peter Cohn reveals: The idea was broached in a meeting with OMB Director Orszag in mid-July, after which Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus told reporters he had heard some "interesting," "creative," and "kind of fun" ideas.

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    Default Re: If you're thinking about a 'boob job', 'tummy tuck' etc you better do it quickly

    Ugh...glad I'll be getting my work done out of the country.

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    Default Re: If you're thinking about a 'boob job', 'tummy tuck' etc you better do it quickly

    ^^^where are you going?

    I really hope they don't do it...that takes away my 10% discount for life on procedures done with my doc...

    ugh. why do they come up with such crazy ideas?
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    ^^ yeah, where's a good place to go out of the USA? Or at least, a good resource for finding out of the country docs?

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    when is this expected to take place? i plan on getting my boobs in january.

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    No offense to anyone, but I think it is a great thing to take money from plastic surgeries and recources that are not really needed to help those who are in need. Imagine for a minute, you don't really need your boobs, however someone right now as we speak is probably in desperate need for a surgery of some sort. I am not against plastic surgery, have considered getting the boobs done myself, but there are so many people suffering right now, and for people to pay millions of dollars on surgeries that are cosmetic, not necessity is rediculous. The money you spend on your cosmetic surgeries that arent necessity like tits can now help a little girl with cancer who didnt stand a chance.

    Wishes I would have thought of a non profit organization before Obama thought of this one lol. Cosmetic Surgeries for a CURE haha. If you are getting yoru tits done, you are already throwing 6k of your hard earned money out the door, why not send me a Grand extra and I will help people who really need surgeries!

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    I think most people will just get their surgery done out of the country or under the table (black market botox parties?). I think it's funny that there was a rush on bullets and now there's probably going to be a rush on plastic surgery. Better get your surgery date booked before there's a 2 year waiting list?

    There are already hospitals for little impoverished girls with cancer; that's how they test out new cancer medicines.

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    ^^^ actually this is great news for the US doctors / investors who opened the Bumrungrad clinic in Thailand. Originally the business model worked thanks to zero malpractice insurance premiums plus zero US income taxes ( once the emigrating doctors obtained Thai citizenship). Now the US gov't is handing them an additional 10% profit margin plus lots more potential US customers. FYI with all expenses included ( air fare, accomodations) you can fly to Thailand for a world class boob job for a cost of around US $3,500 !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    FYI with all expenses included ( air fare, accomodations) you can fly to Thailand for a world class boob job for a cost of around US $3,500 !
    hey Melonie! Where can I find out more info about these Thailand boobjobs with airfare and accomodtions included for $3,500. Vacay and boob job at once?!? Well not much of a vacay in recovery process but... Sounds like a sweet deal! go usa! My goodness I am not a very political person, but now the usa will be losing even more money due to people traveling outside of the country to get boobs and cosmetic surgeries!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyberstripper View Post
    hey Melonie! Where can I find out more info about these Thailand boobjobs with airfare and accomodtions included for $3,500. Vacay and boob job at once?!? Well not much of a vacay in recovery process but... Sounds like a sweet deal! go usa! My goodness I am not a very political person, but now the usa will be losing even more money due to people traveling outside of the country to get boobs and cosmetic surgeries!
    No your not political at all! LOL. Seriously though I get your point, but most plastic surgery is paid for out of pocket, so the plastic surgeons taxes on their earnings would really be the only redeeming factor for our economy, well that and they'd be in business, so less unemployment, maybe there is something to that, the more I think about it....But it's hilarious that you just thought of that right off the bat!
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    Where can I find out more info about these Thailand boobjobs with airfare and accomodtions included for $3,500. Vacay and boob job at once?!? Well not much of a vacay in recovery process but... Sounds like a sweet deal!


    ^^^ at today's exchange rate, the total cost of a breast augmentation with saline or silicone gel implants is quoted at US $2640 !

    also, at today's prices, the airfare from LA to Bangkok on United Airlines is $560 (plus tax)

    A three star hotel room in Bangkok will run you $50 a night ... and tacking on another $100 a day in expenses ... you can potentially pull off a week's worth of vacation plus airfare plus boob job for a bit over US $4000. This is arguably less expensive than the surgery alone at most US locations.

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    wow thanks melonie!
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    Wow... looks like the US government is once again trying to control the spending on things they consider to be frivolous. I can't wait to see all these old men with their SBs/trophy wives start going in for work and realizing they have to pay a higher tax. They are kicking their own butts.
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    Looks like I'll be going to Thailand!
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    Ty melonie! Any of you ladies ever go to thailand for tits? I have heard horror stories with surgeries being done outside of the usa.

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    Ty melonie! Any of you ladies ever go to thailand for tits? I have heard horror stories with surgeries being done outside of the usa
    Well, having plastic surgery by ANY doctor / in ANY facility that is not within driving distance of 'home' always involves the element of 'emergency care' risk or delayed detection of potential complications (i.e. absence of post-op check-up visits). But this is true whether the doctor / facility is 400 miles away or 4000 miles away.

    As to Thai medical facilities offering plastic surgery, just like any other country there are 'good' ones and 'bad' ones. Hospitals and Health Networks had this to say about Bumrungrad as well as the topic of 'Medical Tourism' in general.



    As far as a specific recommendation, I don't have any direct knowledge or experience to comment one way or another. I do know of a couple of dancers who have had 'boob jobs' done in Thailand that later developed problems. But I have no way of knowing what percentage of total dancer Thai 'boob jobs' this represents ( or put another way I also know of lots of dancers who have developed problems after getting an American 'boob job'). I also have no way of knowing whether they used a well known facility like Bumrungrad Hospital or the least expensive Thai doctor they could find ( with similar American analogy).

    My personal opinion is that all surgeries involve risk. My personal opinion is that using a doctor that is 'local' enough for checkup visits and emergency treatments offers an advantage. However, my personal opinion also is that if you are going to use a doctor who is not within driving distance ( for cost saving reasons or whatever), from that point forward it really doesn't matter whether that doctor is 400 miles away or 4000 miles away.

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    This kind of thinking is a very slippery slope, as non-necessities can be defined endlessly.
    This is very true. It has also been sporadically tried in the past i.e. a Luxury Tax on expensive cars / boats / planes etc. - with the same consequences (i.e. Rich Americans started travelling to Europe to buy their new car / boat / plane). This quickly put American boat / private plane builders at risk of bankruptcy ! But this aspect is a topic for Dollar Den not Body Business - where the consequences of the former Luxury Tax has been discussed at length.

    when is this expected to take place? i plan on getting my boobs in january.
    The answer to this question revolves around political issues in Washington DC. Given that the President and most of congress wants to push through national health care, given that they are running into difficulties because they can't find enough additional revenue to pay for it, given that proposals like a surtax on Americans earning $500k+ per year or taxing cosmetic surgery would provide the additional revenue they need, and given that the number of people adversely affected by a $500k+ income tax increase or a cosmetic surgery tax are a relatively small percentage of registered voters, I would speculate that waiting until 2010 might be too long to escape a new cosmetic surgery tax !

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyberstripper View Post
    No offense to anyone, but I think it is a great thing to take money from plastic surgeries and recources that are not really needed to help those who are in need. Imagine for a minute, you don't really need your boobs, however someone right now as we speak is probably in desperate need for a surgery of some sort. I am not against plastic surgery, have considered getting the boobs done myself, but there are so many people suffering right now, and for people to pay millions of dollars on surgeries that are cosmetic, not necessity is rediculous. The money you spend on your cosmetic surgeries that arent necessity like tits can now help a little girl with cancer who didnt stand a chance.

    Wishes I would have thought of a non profit organization before Obama thought of this one lol. Cosmetic Surgeries for a CURE haha. If you are getting yoru tits done, you are already throwing 6k of your hard earned money out the door, why not send me a Grand extra and I will help people who really need surgeries!
    Here's an even better idea...the government should stop spending money on crap and trying to help everyone and everything. Seriously, when was the last time you remember the govt really solving a major social problem with money?

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    this is terrible. Some people have server depression about their body.


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    [QUOTE=Melonie;1832357]This is very true. It has also been sporadically tried in the past i.e. a Luxury Tax on expensive cars / boats / planes etc. - with the same consequences (i.e. Rich Americans started travelling to Europe to buy their new car / boat / plane). This quickly put American boat / private plane builders at risk of bankruptcy ! But this aspect is a topic for Dollar Den not Body Business - where the consequences of the former Luxury Tax has been discussed at length.



    This is true for certain states as well, for example Ca. But they get around losing the tax money through registration of large ticket items when you bring in a car/boat/plan even cell phone you are automatically charged the tax on top of reservation fees. Not knowing this I bought a new car in Oregon and ended up paying taxes on it twice. Then i bought a phone off eBay and had to the pay tax on it when turning it on with my carrier. So in the long run its the businesses that lose the cash not the state.

    I am for the health care reform but i think we can get the money from somewhere else Such as the American tax dollars that pay for health care for the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan...But not help protect and care for our own troops.

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    I know that Thailand does amazing plastic surgery because the demand to look perfect in Asia is much higher than it is here. The doctors see lots of customers every day. I had a friend who has done some work there and it was actually really nice.

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    I actually got my boobs and nose done in Argentina last summer from a top board certified surgeon that specialized in reconstructive surgery, taught at a medical school, and worked with the MAYO clinic for $6,000US. Plastic surgery is all about the Doctor and not about the price/hospital/travel situation. Choose the best Doctor over the best package. Create a dialogue with the Doctor- NOT the staff. Look for someone who will tell you what might go wrong, not what you just want to hear to get your $$$$. You are not buying a sweater but surgery which will impact your body for years.

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