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Bring it on, a $15 six pack sounds good to me. I as a smoker have been footing the bill for too long and only drink 3 times a year.
Yep, $15 a six, with a $3 surcharge straight to MADD so they can go ahead with thier agenda and put breath-lock devices on all cars whether you've ever had a drop in your life or not. Let's see someone else get picked on for a change.
LOL .....that's all I can say to that. Interesting perspective!
Just wait...you'll find out. My favorite is the soda tax. Now what I haven't heard is whether or not diet soda would be exempt since there are no calories?
Would orange juice and other fruit juices be taxed? They are very high in sugar, albeit natural sugar. You can get mighty hefty drinking that Florida or California sunshine.
What's next? Food police to come to your house and inspect your fridge to see if you have any high fat foods and write you a citation?
I actually eat quite healthy, but I like a good pizza every now and then, or a little Mexican grease. Is the government going to tax me?
Folks, this is 1984 coming true. The government will tell us all how much we can earn, what kinds of cars we can drive, what kinds of beverages to drink, and what kinds of food to eat. For all you liberals who think this is great, do you not recognize that this is EXACTLY the stuff we conservatives have been warning about in election campaigns and on talk radio? This is not "fear mongering" or "scare tactics"...this is calling a spade a spade and just pointig out the facts.
WAKE UP PEOPLE. This would be funny if it wasn't real. Nancy Pelosi and Obama are EXACTLY the stereotypical liberals we've been warning about. Tax, Spend, Control.
I saw on the news today where the powers that be want to increase the tax on a six pack of beer. While I hate these kind of taxes....since I have to pay high taxes to smoke....if it is ok for smokers, than why not for drinkers? How do you feel about this tax?
instead, how about reducing the taxes on both cigarettes and beer? isn't that more logical?
It'll never happen. The new fad is for the government to encourage people to not engage in certain behaviors through taxation.
Everyone still technically gets to do what they please, but the government gets brownie points for (somewhat) officially stating it doesn't approve.
I don't necessarily like it, but sin taxes are here to stay.
you're probably right.
still, it's unfortunate to see the [unfairly taxed] smokers take the misery-loves-company approach in calling for an increase in beer taxes.
this is still america. i am growing my own tabacco and brewing my own beer now. and will continue till the black market is fully established in my area.remember proibition? did not work.heck you can already buy tobaccy in ziplock bags like pot. real cheap too.if you tax it too high we will always get around it.
Just wait..eventually it will get around to the "milk" tax and the "bread" tax and you snug folks won't be so snug anymore.
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