Some time ago the geniuses in Pittsburgh decided against raising property taxes and, instead, to punish those of us who enjoy a nice, crisp, cool, refreshing adult beverage. They punished us with a massive 10% tax on drinks!
Attempts to kill it have failed because administrators and judges are weasels, but at least the politicians figured out if they don't do something, at least, they'd be axed. So now, the drink tax is 7%.
That's still too high. And, as a rule, throughout all of American history when people have monkeyed with the alcohol, it ends badly. Take the Whiskey Rebellion in Pittsburgh in the 1790s, yeah that tax on distilling booze didn't work out so well. Or the Molasses and Sugar Acts used against the American colonies in the 1760s --- to raise revenue that, effectively, targeted rum distillers --- yeah look how that ended (sorry England)! Or Prohibition, which didn't work out so well.
In short, leave me drinky alone!!!
Attempts to kill it have failed because administrators and judges are weasels, but at least the politicians figured out if they don't do something, at least, they'd be axed. So now, the drink tax is 7%.
That's still too high. And, as a rule, throughout all of American history when people have monkeyed with the alcohol, it ends badly. Take the Whiskey Rebellion in Pittsburgh in the 1790s, yeah that tax on distilling booze didn't work out so well. Or the Molasses and Sugar Acts used against the American colonies in the 1760s --- to raise revenue that, effectively, targeted rum distillers --- yeah look how that ended (sorry England)! Or Prohibition, which didn't work out so well.
In short, leave me drinky alone!!!
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