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So the way to protect those on the margins of society , ok at least “polite” society is to reduce their earnings.     Then again this is the state that  repays the veterans of Foreign wars with  a raid  on poker night.  It doesn’t look like one has to mess with Texas they’re already messed up.

Texas Slaps ‘Pole Tax’ On Strip Joints - San Antonio News Story - KSAT San Antonio

In what some have dubbed the “pole tax,” the Lone Star State will require its 150 or so strip clubs to collect a $5-per-customer levy, with most of the proceeds going to help rape victims. The tax goes into effect on New Year’s Day.