- Pimp Tax
Pimp Tax is an informal but widespread term for a piece of United States Congress tax legislation introduced to the
Senate Finance Committee onJune 28 ,2006 by Republican Senator Charles Grassley ofIowa . According to Grassley [cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/27/pimp.tax/|title=Senator seeks tax on pimps, prostitutes (cnn.com)|accessdate=2006-08-17] [cite web|url=http://grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=5114|accessdate=2006-08-17|title=Grassley Press Release on the "Pimp Tax"] , the bill is intended to curb sex trafficking andsex slavery in the United States by means of strict enforcement of tax laws, for example by requiring aW-2 form be filed for eachprostitute managed by apimp or other employer.The American
Internal Revenue Service has been used in the past to target criminals, most famouslyAl Capone .The slang term "Pimp Tax" was parodied on an episode of the
Daily Show on Americancable television . On an episode aired August 14th,Dan Bakkedahl interviewed RepublicanCongressperson Jack Kingston of Georgia and Arch Bishop Don Magic Juan on the subject.Notes
External links
* [http://www.senate.gov/~finance/press/Gpress/2005/prg062806.pdf Press Release - PDF File]
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