Do you think there should be a tax hike on alcohol?
This week, advocates for the poor and mentally ill have made hours-long pleas to powerful legislative committees in Annapolis, contending that raising alcohol taxes by a dime per serving would restore much-needed funding for health-care programs for the poor, services for the developmentally disabled, and drug and alcohol dependency programs hit hard by budget cuts.
The answer they'll get is the same as always: No. Read the full article.
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Jodi Westrick
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March 12, 2010; 8:42 AM ET
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Posted by: shrshot | March 12, 2010 11:15 AM
If everyone had to learn to live within there means as small business have then there would be no reason to raise beer tax 1,189.% yes I said 1,189%. They claim only a dime in reality it will be 23cents.
Get the Govt out of our pockets, let us grow and the contributions to the needy will happen.
Posted by: GaryBrooksatBarleyAndHops | March 12, 2010 11:31 AM
Taxes are not the answer. The government should be run with in budget, no more money no more spending! Just like my wallet!
Posted by: Komodo0 | March 12, 2010 12:01 PM
Only among the WPost readers would a poll to RAISE taxes be passing by a 58-42% margin.
Posted by: HoisinSauce | March 12, 2010 3:22 PM
Why settle for a puny dime, go for a dollar increase. Alcohol use and abuse is one of the biggest problems in this society, with tens of thousands dying from accidents, diseases, violence.
Posted by: Aprogressiveindependent | March 15, 2010 1:02 AM
The current budget is untenable. Nickle and dime taxes won't fix it, and major tax hikes would put a serious hurt on our recovery. We need leaders bold enough to tell the truth; spending cuts across the board are necessary to pull us out of debt and set us on the right path.
Posted by: teicad01 | March 15, 2010 2:57 AM
A tax on alcohol has the dual benefit of raising revenues and limiting alcohol consumption, just as a tobacco tax does.
Posted by: EvilOverlord | March 15, 2010 7:47 AM
Yeah, and while we're at it, let's legalize marijuana and tax that, too. What reason is there to raise taxes on alcohol while keeping marijuana illegal? Only pseudo-moralistic and hypocritical drug-war hysteria. Legalize marijuana! (But if they don't, it makes no difference. We'll still go on smoking it no matter what the fake moralists and busybodies opine ...)
Posted by: RichardHode | March 15, 2010 9:11 AM
Having a drink from time to time is not a vice. This is not a "sin tax", it is a tax on ordinary people, nothing more nothing less.
Posted by: afpre42 | March 17, 2010 12:03 PM
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NO MORE TAXES!!! CUT SPENDING AND WASTE FOOLS!