Gym memberships add Obamacare tax

**PAiN** · 02-11-2014, 10:57 PM

Gym memberships add Obamacare tax

NEW YORK - Some people who are members of the health club Planet Fitness are finding their membership costs have gone up because of the Affordable Health Care Act.

A sign posted at a Falls Church, Va. location says "Holders of Black Card memberships will be required to pay a tax on these memberships Starting January 1, 2014 as required by the implementation of provisions of the Affordable Health Care Act. This is not a change in your membership fee but rather a tax required by the government."

Ashley Pratte, who works for the Young America's Foundation, took the photo. She wrote that when she asked a Planet Fitness employee about the sign, they confirmed that it was a five-cent-per-month tax related to the ability to tan under the membership.

The reason these accounts are forced to charge the new tax is because they include the option for members to tan at the clubs. Obamacare has a tax on tanning salons. It doesn't matter if the member uses or does not use the tanning facilities.

The reason that people might get the so-called Black Card membership without wanting to tan is that it gives the member reciprocal use of all Planet Fitness locations without having to pay extra.

The tax, called an excise tax, is 10 percent. It's unclear why Planet Fitness is only charging $0.05 a month tax. Pratt says that she has researched other locations and some charge $.60 in new taxes.

**bdad** · 02-12-2014, 03:00 AM

It has begun

**beanlicker** · 02-12-2014, 03:07 AM

Can't wait for the other unknown provisions to kick in......

**animal87** · 02-12-2014, 03:15 AM

Screw them. I'm been thinking over the idea of opening my own gym in a few years.

**hunkstrum** · 02-12-2014, 03:31 AM

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you can tan at planet fitness?

**enrod** · 02-12-2014, 03:40 AM

How can they tax tanning bed use? The owners are already taxed on everything else including the energy used to run the things. Double taxation anyone?

**devildog** · 11-13-2015, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by enrod

How can they tax tanning bed use? The owners are already taxed on everything else including the energy used to run the things. Double taxation anyone?

I'm pretty sure we know what he meant by "hope and change." Didn't the pilgrims leave Europe and immigrate here over some similar shit?!? Yeah, we know what he meant by "change."

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