NutmegYankee
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Tue Nov-11-08 08:04 PM
Response to Reply #63 |
| 84. I hate taxes on alcohol. Especially wine. |
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Some people feel it's a sin, which I can't stand since I'm ethnically German. Drinking is part of my family heritage. Wine has good health benefits in moderation, and is not shown to often be a cause of violent or disorderly behavior, as it is often consumed in moderation anyhow. I'd rather encourage wine drinking than do anything that would appear to discourage it. Many states now have healthy wine industries up and running, even here on the east coast - Virginia in particular.
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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 |
#63 |
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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 |
#94 |
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