[NormsRevenge]

A very series and taxing situation... developing

I'm hopping mad!

[NormsRevenge]

At least 19 states are considering plans to boost beer taxes.

[Spruce]

Any politician that taxes beer will never be re-elected. Political suicide.

[Joe Boucher]

A good way to get yourself voted out of office, beer taxes and higher taxes on diesel fuel.
Beer drinkers and truckers are America, and neither like higher taxes to pay for ungreatful unnecessary govt crap.
How about shrinking govt instead of raising taxes? A-holes.

[Gumption]

(acting like the typical anti smoking nazi) I think they should tax it. I don't drink alcohol so I think
nobody else should. But if they want to, it should cost 'em. After all, look what they cost us in
health care.

[Billy_bob_bob]

Oh sure, when times get bad why not raise the taxes on beer. What the heck. Go for it!

Something tells me this initiative is going to be met with the modern day equivalent of an angry mob with pitchforks and torches. I see a great wave of e-mails and faxes and phone calls from angry citizens ranting and raving about how very upset they are.

Got to give them credit, they know how to pick a tax that will be universally unpopular. Hmmmmm. I wonder what they are doing with their left hand while they wave this red flag with their right hand?

[listenhillary]

``It seems like every time the state needs money, they come to alcohol or tobacco, and, frankly, it's not fair.''

Tax the poor! If taxes are supposed to be good for social engineering, make the tax rate go down a percentage point for every $1,000 you earn over last year.

[Mark Turbo]

Read my lips; don't tax beer.

-- Al Bundy

[Bella_Bru]

This is just wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong!

[StockAyatollah]

Its time we brought back "tarring-and-feathering" of tax collectors.

[Temple Owl]

Just wait! Philadelphia Fats Rendell will tax mother's milk.

[vetvetdoug]

Raise them taxes on beer really high up north. Raise them high enough to bring back the bootlegger. McNairy Countians really miss the good old days and there are third and fourth generation bootleggers just looking for a way to bring back the trade.

[budwiesest]

``It seems like every time the state needs money, they come to alcohol or tobacco, and, frankly, it's not fair.''

Taxation without representation. The only 'fair' tax would be a uniform tax on all things.

[Wolfie]

You think that's bad? The idjits in Ohio want to tax WATER.