One more example of fiscal conservatism

[Wry Catcher]

and the short sighted and foolish legislation passed by the Republican Party:

Tax cut on booze triggers fears of more abuse and drunken driving

 

[depotoo]

You are talking pennies to the consumer, yet for those start up brewers it can be of great benefit.

 

[Moonglow]

You are talking pennies to the consumer, yet for those start up brewers it can be of great benefit.

Then why the hubbub over a soda tax?

 

[Wry Catcher]

You are talking pennies to the consumer, yet for those start up brewers it can be of great benefit.

Economic policies have cost-benefits and cost-deficits; they also ought to be vetted before voted upon, to reduce the latter and consider before passage the consequences - intended and unintended. A process which requires sagacious thinking totally absent when the Congress votes on party line.

 

[depotoo]

Sort of like the ACA did? Lol

You are talking pennies to the consumer, yet for those start up brewers it can be of great benefit.

Economic policies have cost-benefits and cost-deficits; they also ought to be vetted before voted upon, to reduce the latter and consider before passage the consequences - intended and unintended. A process which requires sagacious thinking totally absent when the Congress votes on party line.

 

[depotoo]

The soda tax is a higher tax. The distillery tax is lowered-

Small brewers will see their tax rate cut in half, from $7 to $3.50 per barrel for the first 60,000 barrels. Tax rates for liquor plunge even more, from $13.50 to $2.70 per gallon for the first 100,000 gallons produced or imported.

You are talking pennies to the consumer, yet for those start up brewers it can be of great benefit.

Then why the hubbub over a soda tax?