Beer tax is an excise tax. It is a tax on consumption via purchase. That is not the same as a head tax. I can’t believe I have to explain this to people on FR.
Let me put it thus way. I couldn’t get murder law struck down because it discriminates against murderers. Because murderers are not a group; that’s just an action they happen to have performed. Although some make a habit of it. Still, they’re only noticed for it by the government one at a time.
Contrarywise, you can strike down laws that discriminates against black people. Why? Because race is not something you do; it is something you are, or are perceived to be.
Buying beer is something you do. Being in a certain income bracket is something you are.
Buying beer is something you do. Being in a certain income bracket is something you are.
So, when I recently chose to not work for a while, significantly lowering my income bracket, did I change who I was, or what I did?