It's just a money grab. It won't change anything except drive people across the border to buy beer.
It still boils down to poor parenting combined with an idiotic drinking age of 21.
You can vote when you are 18, though clueless. You can die for your country when 18, but you cannot enjoy a cold beer.
Germany lets 16 year olds drink beer and they do not have a problem. It's been like that for decades.
A small increase in taxes would not deter a teen and would be more harmful to working class adults.
It really is a money grab the State of NY will have a deficit of close to 15 billion in the next few years.
I was reading not so long ago about a panel of college academics that were getting together in an attempt to lower the drinking age to 18. Their argument was that drinking in college is so rampant among underclassman because of the allure. In other words, once students turn 21, they drink in a controlled bar environment for the most part, and drink less. But when they're under 21, they are much more likely to engage in risky behavior, as the process of obtaining alcohol is, in itself, a risk.
We tried to lower it here a few decades back. I guess the drinking problem skyrocketed.
Just watched Superbad last night again. Funny show, but come on. Buying booze was never that hard for me!
Just watched Superbad last night again. Funny show, but come on. Buying booze was never that hard for me!
Did it, or is that just supposition? I'm guessing pressure from parent-groups got it raised.
HaHa!
America always attempts the most ignorant **** known to mankind. LMAO @ thinking a Beer tax is going to curtail teen drinking. haha
Just like prohibition stopped alcohol consumption, the ware on drugs has taken drugs off our streets.
Bwahahahahaha!
Very amusing to say the least...
Guys please I love to rant (more than most actually) but please don't miss the real issue here.
As previous posters have already said, this is nothing more than a ploy to put the government hand in your pocket.
I'm sure these politicans do not believe that this will help any problems other than revenue issues.
If teenagers getting drunk and doing crazy/bad stuff would help them stay in office than they would find a way to start a government sponsored Octoberfest!
Free Beer yall, woohoo!~!!
HA! Good to see that someone else has 'Super (mentally challenged) Ninja' in their avatar arsenal. :rockin:
Interestingly the typical argument against sin tax increases is that they are a poor method of raising revenue since they result in decreased consumption and no net tax increase. You guys seem to think they opposite, that they don't affect consumption at all and are wildly successful fund raising tactics.
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