A niche interest group—America’s mustached—is lobbying for its share of the federal pie, KSL TV in Utah reports.
If passed by Congress, the Stimulus to Allow Critical Hair Expenses — STACHE — Act would provide a $250 tax refund to anyone with hair care expenses.
The group based its justification for the proposal on research by Dr. John Yeutter, a professor of accounting and tax policy at Northeastern State University.
Yeutter's 2010 white paper, "Mustached Americans And The Triple Bottom Line," argued that mustache-wearers contribute to society economically — by buying haircare products — and environmentally — by using less water than society's shavers.