Alcohol went through a similar phase at some point in it's career as pact. They decided to tax alcohol and make sure every penny of it was collected. Only about 50cents in additional tax so most people didn't complain. But as we all know, the looters are always looking for new ways to loot.
Here in my homestate of California, the Alcohol nazi's are on the march again. This time they are advocating a 2,700% -12775% increase in alcohol taxes.
They allege that alcohol costs us $38.4 billion a year. $8.3 billion of this comes from additional medical, legal and prosecutorial costs, while the sale of alcohol brings in only $1 billion annually.
Their solution is a 2700% increase in the excise tax for hard liquor (from $0.65 per 750 mL bottle to $17.57), a 5500% increase for beer (from $0.11 per six-pack to $6.08) and a whopping 12775% increase for wine (from $0.04 per 750 mL bottle to $5.11). The increased funding ($7 to $9 billion) would be funneled into the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (Read as, a general fund that will be wasted in one way or another, likely to protect some endangered goldfish somewhere.)
This is how it happens, they say "x costs us too much money in healthcare etc, so lets put a modest tax of a few cents on it", then one day they realize that's not enough, and suddenly your .50 cent tax is a 12$ tax. Next up is Soda's and sugary drinks. And don't you for a second think they won' get smart and start doing the same thing if snus becomes popular. The cig lobby has it's roots in deep so they are protected, but if snus becomes a popular alternative to smoking in the US, some desk weenie will come out with some report that snus costs us a trillion$ a year in health care costs and therefore we must add a 5$ per can tax to offset the cost. Initiatives like PACT are just the precursers that set up the infrastructure to make sure they get every last red cent of tax that's owed to them, the tax raises will come at a later time.
How do they expect us to live???
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickafork...raise-alcohol/
(Keep in mind this proposition is still in the signature gathering process and I am nearly 100% sure it won't pass, but it's the fact that they would even bring something like this to the table. Someday they will be able to pass it once they have convinced us that it adds a significant burden ot the health care system)
Here in my homestate of California, the Alcohol nazi's are on the march again. This time they are advocating a 2,700% -12775% increase in alcohol taxes.
They allege that alcohol costs us $38.4 billion a year. $8.3 billion of this comes from additional medical, legal and prosecutorial costs, while the sale of alcohol brings in only $1 billion annually.
Their solution is a 2700% increase in the excise tax for hard liquor (from $0.65 per 750 mL bottle to $17.57), a 5500% increase for beer (from $0.11 per six-pack to $6.08) and a whopping 12775% increase for wine (from $0.04 per 750 mL bottle to $5.11). The increased funding ($7 to $9 billion) would be funneled into the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (Read as, a general fund that will be wasted in one way or another, likely to protect some endangered goldfish somewhere.)
This is how it happens, they say "x costs us too much money in healthcare etc, so lets put a modest tax of a few cents on it", then one day they realize that's not enough, and suddenly your .50 cent tax is a 12$ tax. Next up is Soda's and sugary drinks. And don't you for a second think they won' get smart and start doing the same thing if snus becomes popular. The cig lobby has it's roots in deep so they are protected, but if snus becomes a popular alternative to smoking in the US, some desk weenie will come out with some report that snus costs us a trillion$ a year in health care costs and therefore we must add a 5$ per can tax to offset the cost. Initiatives like PACT are just the precursers that set up the infrastructure to make sure they get every last red cent of tax that's owed to them, the tax raises will come at a later time.
How do they expect us to live???
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickafork...raise-alcohol/
(Keep in mind this proposition is still in the signature gathering process and I am nearly 100% sure it won't pass, but it's the fact that they would even bring something like this to the table. Someday they will be able to pass it once they have convinced us that it adds a significant burden ot the health care system)
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