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Tue Nov-11-08 05:27 PM
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| 4. My gosh! No one has ever thought of taxing booze before |
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Here's an idea.
We should tax cigarettes!
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| -I just paid $25.00 for a bottle of wine and another thread got me to thinking |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:25 PM |
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Sin tax or luxury tax? |
rucky |
Nov-11-08 05:27 PM |
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I would suppose that would depend on if you were buying it for |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:29 PM |
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A $25 Bottle Is Not a Luxury |
Crisco |
Nov-11-08 08:24 PM |
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not a large enough tax base nor frequency of purchase |
Lerkfish |
Nov-11-08 05:27 PM |
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Raise taxes on beer? |
tkmorris |
Nov-11-08 05:30 PM |
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NOT BEER!!! |
panader0 |
Nov-11-08 05:31 PM |
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okay, then, how about cheez whiz and ritz crackers? |
Lerkfish |
Nov-11-08 05:33 PM |
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That'd be fine.. I don't eat either one. |
panader0 |
Nov-11-08 05:36 PM |
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ah! the "its ok to tax everyone but me" policy! brilliant! |
Lerkfish |
Nov-11-08 05:48 PM |
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I don't know about that |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:31 PM |
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How do you think Canada keeps going |
crappyjazz |
Nov-11-08 05:47 PM |
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Legalize it, tax it. |
Fuzz |
Nov-11-08 08:47 PM |
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and then you'll be seeing mini-brewers selling illegal beer. |
Donnachaidh |
Nov-11-08 06:30 PM |
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Wine is going to be a necessity of mine until Obama is safely sworn in. |
MPK |
Nov-11-08 05:27 PM |
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My gosh! No one has ever thought of taxing booze before |
theboss |
Nov-11-08 05:27 PM |
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I'm good with that too. I don't smoke. |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:10 PM |
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Sounds like a luxury tax, of sorts... |
phantom power |
Nov-11-08 05:28 PM |
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Yes but it would target a different group of people than a tax on |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:47 PM |
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But there are also a lot of regular people drinking wine. |
NutmegYankee |
Nov-11-08 07:59 PM |
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That's not going to encourage people to conserve fuel though. |
cobalt1999 |
Nov-11-08 05:29 PM |
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Sure it will, they'll be too drunk to drive! N/T |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:34 PM |
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Your $25 bottle of wine was already about $22 more expensive than it should have been. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-11-08 05:30 PM |
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But another $1.00 on a bottle of wine would hit more of a 'target |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:33 PM |
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All wine is expensive. Some just more so than others. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-11-08 05:36 PM |
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Mogen David?? I thought it was pretty reasonable when I was in the |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:40 PM |
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I wouldn't exactly call Mad Dog table wine. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-11-08 05:42 PM |
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Poison as in tax. |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:45 PM |
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How about we don't tax either. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-11-08 05:46 PM |
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You don't think this would accomplish that? N/T |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:51 PM |
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No. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-11-08 05:51 PM |
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What do you think 'poor' people do more? N/T |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:55 PM |
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Hopefully they'd do both daily. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-11-08 05:56 PM |
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You hope 'poor' people are drinking a bottle of wine a day? Really?! |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:59 PM |
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A glass of wine a day. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-11-08 06:01 PM |
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LOL |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:03 PM |
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Assuming you live by yourself. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-11-08 06:06 PM |
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When I'm running my kids |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:08 PM |
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In a restaraunt maybe!:rofl: |
BlueGADawg |
Nov-11-08 07:49 PM |
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I work with people who share a bottle of wine at dinner. |
Chemical Bill |
Nov-11-08 06:35 PM |
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Because I think you will get more of a fight out of the wealthy |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:37 PM |
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Not true |
sniffa |
Nov-11-08 06:13 PM |
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Shudder. n/t |
MPK |
Nov-11-08 06:39 PM |
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Shudderer |
sniffa |
Nov-11-08 06:43 PM |
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LOL your picture of the woman with the black eye next to these pictures of |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:44 PM |
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Shudderific |
MPK |
Nov-11-08 06:46 PM |
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Green wine= total class |
JVS |
Nov-11-08 08:09 PM |
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A bottle of French wine that costs $50.00 here costs |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Nov-11-08 06:29 PM |
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Which do you think they would |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:35 PM |
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how about a penny on each can/bottle of beverage? |
grasswire |
Nov-11-08 05:30 PM |
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So what do you think the tax is on alcohol in your state right now? |
ret5hd |
Nov-11-08 05:31 PM |
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It is already in the gas we buy as well but this would target more of |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:36 PM |
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As an aside it would also keep speculators at bay better in |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:37 PM |
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it is still not fair to those of modest means who pinch pennies to enjoy an occasional extravagance |
corkhead |
Nov-11-08 05:32 PM |
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Some who pinch pennies have no other alternative to gas but |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:49 PM |
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I spend $6 for a good Chilean wine at Trader Joe's. |
Cleita |
Nov-11-08 05:34 PM |
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But how often do you buy a bottle of wine vs. how often do you buy |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:58 PM |
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As a Latina I drink a glass or two of wine every night with |
Cleita |
Nov-11-08 06:00 PM |
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As I said upthread |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:05 PM |
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Some of us can only afford to buy wine by the box. nt |
valerief |
Nov-11-08 05:34 PM |
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Yep, Two Americas. And people attack me when I point out the Class Stratification on DU n/t |
Wiley50 |
Nov-11-08 08:25 PM |
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How about a $25 tax on NASCAR tickets? |
nichomachus |
Nov-11-08 05:35 PM |
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Taxes on food should be proportional to how bad the food is for you. |
fiziwig |
Nov-11-08 05:38 PM |
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Wine should be FREE then! =8^) |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:09 PM |
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And beer. :) |
fiziwig |
Nov-11-08 08:45 PM |
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Instead of coming up with ways to tax US, I would rather see everyone |
dkofos |
Nov-11-08 05:39 PM |
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This would capture corporations as well as the wealthy. N/T |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:53 PM |
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sure...why not...I don't drink |
carlyhippy |
Nov-11-08 05:42 PM |
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Wooo Hooo see, this could work. LOL N/T |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:55 PM |
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LOL nt |
carlyhippy |
Nov-11-08 06:17 PM |
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## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
DU GrovelBot |
Nov-11-08 05:47 PM |
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Oh, you're just drunk. |
flvegan |
Nov-11-08 06:13 PM |
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LOL N/T |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:20 PM |
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Why don't we just add a huge super tax on luxury goods like yachts, jewelery, and 2nd houses. |
Evoman |
Nov-11-08 05:51 PM |
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I think, if I remember correctly, we tried the tax on yachts |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:02 PM |
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Better yet... |
Concerned GA Voter |
Nov-11-08 05:53 PM |
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100 years ago I would have been on your side |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 05:56 PM |
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Too bad we can't tax illegally purchased cocaine and pharmaceuticals, huh..n/t |
Concerned GA Voter |
Nov-11-08 06:29 PM |
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How about taxing bottled water? |
gollygee |
Nov-11-08 05:59 PM |
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I'm fine with that too but again |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:06 PM |
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You do realize that price has nothing to do with quality right? |
NutmegYankee |
Nov-11-08 06:16 PM |
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Yes, I just like this particular wine. I don't buy it often though |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:19 PM |
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I hate taxes on alcohol. Especially wine. |
NutmegYankee |
Nov-11-08 08:04 PM |
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$25 is not an expensive bottle of wine |
hendo |
Nov-11-08 06:21 PM |
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$25 kinda hits me in my wallet for something I don't need or could |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:23 PM |
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I hate brussel sprouts - let's tax them |
unapatriciated |
Nov-11-08 06:31 PM |
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Now you are just being selfish. You KNOW the majority of |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:40 PM |
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Many states already have excise taxes on wine (and other alcohol, including beer) |
petronius |
Nov-11-08 06:39 PM |
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Sounds like we need more wine |
flstci |
Nov-11-08 06:41 PM |
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Wow, DU is just buzzing to raise taxes on something today |
NeedleCast |
Nov-11-08 08:04 PM |
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It would kill my business. |
boozepusher |
Nov-11-08 08:07 PM |
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In My State, That $25 Bottle Would Be a $17 Bottle With a 30% Mark-up For Taxes |
Crisco |
Nov-11-08 08:23 PM |
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I just bought a $65 bottle of scotch. Enough of the 'sin' taxes though. |
Fuzz |
Nov-11-08 08:46 PM |
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They ALWAYS increase the beer and cigarette taxes, but never wine and liquor |
DainBramaged |
Nov-11-08 08:50 PM |
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The federal gas tax is .25 cents a gallon Wine is $1.07 a gallon. |
curse of greyface |
Nov-11-08 08:53 PM |
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