Beer Taxes By State.. OMGosh
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brownribbon
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Fifth highest in the country? Gag. I'm glad I brew my own
Although I'm happy to see my home state of Wisconsin tied for second lowest.
I mean, come on. SC is higher than Utah. UTAH!
Although I'm happy to see my home state of Wisconsin tied for second lowest.
I mean, come on. SC is higher than Utah. UTAH!
Hmmm... the beer tax in TN is only 8 cents more than Wisconsin, I figured it was more than that since beer prices are so much higher here. Wonder who is to blame for that.... the distributors? the liquor stores? the breweries?
I see the idiots that made the map don't know that Hawai`i is the 50th state although they did include it in the report. We are paying $1.07 which is the highest in the country. HuRa for our tax crazy Democrats here in the islands and it jerks who keep re-electing them.
Mongrel
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Heh, our tax crazy democrats here in Oregon have us at $0.08. They tried to raise it until the Oregon Brewers Guild made it a major issue. Our breweries factor into our state's economy. But in Hawaii, I'm guessing yours aren't quite as important. Get your tax dollars off the tourists and be happy in paradise dammit.
Huh?
I think the map says Alaska is #1 @ $1.07 and Hawaii is #4 @ $0.93 per gallon.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/UserFiles/Image/maps/beermap_large_r1.png
LandoLincoln
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Society costs money. Taxes are a necessary evil. I wish my state taxed higher. If it means less policemen / firemen / teachers getting fired, I'm for it.
WhineinAlbany
Well-Known Member
Surprised NY isn't higher. They just make up for it in property taxes and lay off all the teachers. Thanks Cuomo ...
My home state...Wisconsin...scores again! Gotta love those breweries in 'Sconsin!
And LandoLincoln wants Illinois to increase taxes? You gotta be kidding! Wanna look at my property taxes???
glenn514
And LandoLincoln wants Illinois to increase taxes? You gotta be kidding! Wanna look at my property taxes???
glenn514
stratslinger
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Wow - I'm kinda shocked CT isn't higher - they sure made enough noise about it a couple years back when they increased the tax rate on alcohol...
Zamial said:
Well at $1.07 per 12oz can, i suspect beer is more highly taxed than gasoline by volume. Even in California where we pay something like $.83 per gallon in gas taxes, beer is taxed over twice as much by volume.
hoppymonkey
Well-Known Member
It's 1.07 per gallon, but you are still right. It is higher than the per gallon for gasoline.
Ah, it said based on 12oz can, and did not specify units in the map shown in the article, but it DOES say per gallon in the map on the tax foundation's page (same map, only with units in the title). Sorry for the confusion.
adivito
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Unfortunately its all based on politics and big business. No one has mentioned that the lowest taxed states are also homes of the biggest commercial breweries.
I don't even wanna tell y'all what our taxes are like. Folks are paying close to $50 for a two-four of beer here in a lot of places. Gas in my city is something like $4.40 per gallon. My marginal income tax rate is 46.4%.
If you are paying low beer taxes, your state government is surely making up for it in other areas, such as higher income tax or property taxes or something. There is no free ride if you want to have public services.
NervousDad
BFM
Yes but that covers your medical. Sorry about that one, they still want to push that through here in the states.
