They’re coming for the beer next
Posted by TFG on 12th April 2008
Higher state tax on beer? - San Jose Mercury News
Joe Six-pack will have to pay a lot more to get his buzz on if Assemblyman Jim Beall has his way.
The San Jose Democrat on Thursday proposed raising the beer tax by $1.80 per six-pack, or 30 cents per can or bottle. The current tax is 2 cents per can. That’s an increase of about 1,500 percent.
Beall said the tax would generate $2 billion a year to fund health care services, crime prevention and programs to prevent underage drinking and addiction.
Oh, Mommy, sweet Mommy, won’t you please save me?
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