If playing the lottery is a tax on the poor, we guess you could call this a tax on the horny.

Watching women get naked might be about to get more expensive, if one New York legislator gets his way. Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, a Democrat from the Bronx, has proposed a new $10 tax for patrons of topless bars and lapdancing clubs. Ortiz says the new levy would help fund programs for women who are the victims of human trafficking.

With stripping one of the few industries that is relatively recession-proof (silicon and fake-tanned flesh being one of the few essentials that guys apparently refuse to cut back on), could the naked-lady tax be a novel way of stimulating the economy while stimulating other things?

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Sex News on Asylum

    25. Scarlett Johansson. Penelope Cruz. Lesbian liplock. This scene, from "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," is one of those things that doesn't even have to be good to be good, you know?

    Metro.co.uk

    24. Bikini Jell-O Wrestling Gone Wrong In June, a Cambridge university student was so enraged by a loss that she assaulted two bouncers and a female onlooker, leading to an arrest for assault. Both scary and hot.

    Daily Mail

    23. Eva Mendes What a year the curvaceous actress had -- between flashing her nip in a Calvin Klein ad, posing naked for PETA and going topless for Italian Vogue, she's rapidly becoming our favorite star. And that's saying something after "The Women."

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    22. Bikini Baristas We applauded May's news that two coffee shops employing bikini-clad baristas had opened in Washington State: Cowgirls Espresso and Hot Chick-a-Latte. Of course, by August there had already been a "scalding incident."

    AP

    21. Leysi Saurez The Peruvian model who became the victim of a criminal investigation for posing nude with her country's flag really got our blood boiling (at injustice) in July.

    Right Celebrity

    20. Earth Friend Gen terrorizing her community with nudity In July she campaigned to ride her bike topless in an Oregon parade. By September, she was having 911 called on her for rollerblading in the buff. We love Earth Friend Gen for her form, and for the example she sets on public nudity.

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    19. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Hottest. First. Lady. Ever. Sorry, Ladybird Johnson.

    DT Magazine

    18. Playboy's Girls of the Olive Garden So sue us, we like our half-naked babes with a side of tasty breadsticks. That is definitely not a euphemism, by the way.

    Playboy

    17. Ashley Dupre Our crush on the spicy vixen call girl who brought down Eliot Spitzer has not been abated by the reality show deals or lame attempts at rapping. Does that mean it's true love?

    New York Post

    16. Nerdcore's 2009 Calendar Nerdcore's sexy sci-fi themed nudie calendar also lists important holy days for geeks like Comic-Con. Boner.

    Totallynerdcore.com



Or is this just an unfair burden on the men nobly putting money into our ailing economy, one sweaty dollar at a time? If you're still planning to hit the clubs, make sure you consult our Strip Club Etiquette Guide.

But if prohibitive costs are keeping you from enjoying exotic dancers live and in person, at least you can look at these bedroom pinup posters in the privacy of your own home ...

50 Most Memorable Pin-ups

    50. Shakira -- In almost any language, Shakira translates into "astounding abs." What's the origin of this six-pack wonder? Shakira fell in love with performing when her father took her to a Middle Eastern restaurant and she discovered belly dancing. (We only mention that detail to help you imagine Shakira belly dancing. It makes the poster even better.)

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    49. Lisa Hartman -- Best known these days as Mrs. Clint Black, this Texas cutie burst onto the scene in 1976's "Tabitha," a TV series about the grown-up witch-child of Samantha and Darren Stevens from "Bewitched." She's bewitching, all right, and laying it all on the table.

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    48. Tila Tequila -- What you don't know about Tila: her real name is Tila Nguyen, she was born in Singapore, and was once in a girl gang. What you do know: back before she "found love" on MTV, she held the record for the most MySpace friends ever (1.5 million and counting). And chances are every one of them had this poster.

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    47. Cheryl Ladd -- Cheryl Ladd may forever be known as Farrah Fawcett's stand-in from "Charlie's Angels," but as soon as she was on the show she proved her cleavage could stand on its own. Nowadays, she spends more time golfing than acting, leaving the latter to her daughter, Jordan Ladd (who appeared in "Grindhouse" and has definitely inherited some of the DNA Chery's exhibits here. (Image from postershop.ch.)

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    46. Mariah Carey -- While this pop superstar's music polarizes people, can't we all agree on the booty? Time to hold hands. (Image from adrants.com)

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    45. Charlene Tilton -- You can see the talent of a former Hollywood High cheerleader blazing through Charlene Tilton's bikini in this shot. If you're under the age of 25, you may not realize she once starred as Lucy Ewing in the TV series "Dallas." Her talents will be sorely missed in upcoming movie version. (Image from imageshack.us.)

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    44. Loni Anderson -- Peroxide blonde hair? Check. Feathered and blown-dried? Check. Absurd, multi-colored backdrop? Double-check. Oh yes, we have all the ingredients of an early-'80s scorcher. Once, Loni was the toast of "WKRP in Cincinnati" and then Mrs. Burt Reynolds. She may now be the faded punchline of "Love Boat" episodes, yet in this poster she's still a Technicolor dream.

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    43. Alyssa Milano -- The second "Poison Ivy" movie represented that moment when Alyssa transformed from goodie-two-shoes child star to budding sexpot. Sure, she made plenty of cinematic missteps along the way -- including the vaguely erotic "Deadly Sins." Then she posed for this poster -- and we immediately forgave everything.

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    42. Heather Thomas -- The good news: This poster had no room for Heather Thomas' notable co-star from "The Fall Guy" -- Lee Majors aka the Six-Million Dollar Man. The less-than-good news: This hot poster is as much skin we'll ever see from Ms. Thomas, who said, "I won't take my clothes off because I can't believe it's necessary. You can be sexy with your clothes on just as well as you can by taking off your blouse."

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    41. Lita Ford -- How did '80s rock-chick Lita Ford sell more than 100 million records? Maybe it was her hot licks that could match any hair-metal god's. Maybe it was an armory full of Aqua Net. Or maybe it was a slew of posters like this one.

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