hamiltont

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TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! TAX!! Pretty soon my paycheck amount will have a negative sign preceding it???

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nealf

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Don't worry.. they're only going to increase taxes for the top 5%

Saccharomyces

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+1 to that.

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1) Did anybody notice that this dude linked and quoted from his own blog post?
2) I refuse to take anybody seriously if they use the term "gubbmit" or the likes.

JarrodH

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I know several states like Cali are looking at increasing the beer tax that the state charges. Some links below are maybe some of the news stories the person read.

Action Alert - Federal Excise Tax on Beer Could Triple - BeerAdvocate

Congress Wants 145% Beer-Tax Hike - San Diego, California Talk Radio Station - 760 KFMB AM - 760kfmb

eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform | Promoting Better Governance

Also in his blog entry he references the site he got it from: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256238/posts

Mirilis

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maybe they should tax cig's more.. yeah .. i dont smoke... TAX CIG's!!! :P

JarrodH

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haha some states already have (see the egov article)

“Sin” taxes: Arkansas, Kentucky and Rhode Island increased their cigarette taxes by 56 cents, 30 cents and $1 a pack, respectively. Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature approved an increase but at different levels, so lawmakers there will take it up when they reconvene in May or June. Tobacco tax proposals fell in Georgia, Utah and Wyoming, but are still pending in at least 15 other states. New York raised its tax on beer and wine, and Kentucky ended its tax exemption of alcoholic beverages. Higher alcohol taxes are on the table in California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina and Oregon.

Mirilis

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My friends that smoke say the things are like 6 bucks a pack now

jezter6

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This needs moved to the debate forum, as I see we're going to get a little rowdy on this one...

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Join the American Homebrew Association! One of the things they do is to try and fight things like this.

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