If anyone doubted that the excise tax on tanning would pay off, they only need look at Patricia Krentcil. She appears to have single-handedly contributed hundreds of dollars to the U.S. Treasury via the tax that was enacted as part of health care reform. The 44-year-old New Jersey woman, whose skin looks much darker than...

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