Tattoos: increase in tattoo parlors

Kennedy, B. (2010). In Tattoo Business, Profits are hardly skin deep. Daily Finance: msnbc.com.

The news article discusses the business and finance aspects of tattooing and the increasing popularity of tattoos. The article displays statistics that show the number of tattoo parlors have increased steadily earning more than a billion dollars each year. As the increase in tattoo parlors across the nation has occurred, the price of tattoos has also gone up. By setting up tattoo parlors in both rich and poor societies the demographic has expanded to both men and women as well as a wider age range. The increased availability of tattoos has also enabled a higher rate of social acceptability among all different social classes in America. 

I agree with the claim that opening more tattoo parlors in both rich, poor and middle class societies has allowed the popularity to increase evenly. I am not sure of the accuracy of all the statistics because of unlisted sources. Therefore I would have to find the initial statistics to confirm the accuracy of the article’s data.