The American Beverage Institute will run full-page ads against liquor taxes.
The ads, which will run Sunday in the Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer, advertise a Web site, NoDrinkTax.com.
"Want to send more tax revenue out of state?" says one ad, above a picture of a Welcome to South Carolina sign. "North Carolina's liquor prices are already 30 percent higher than South Carolina's. Now politicians want to raise them even more to help fund their bloated budget."
The other ad says state legislators want taxpayers "shaken, not stirred."
The state budget includes a 1.5 percent increase on the liquor tax, the only one of several proposed "sin taxes" on alcohol and tobacco that were proposed that has not been cut.
The American Beverage Institute is run by a lobbyist or the restaurant, alcohol and tobacco industries.
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Re: Full-page ads attack liquor tax
June 14, 2009 - 9:21pm — bnartistThe domain name nodrinktax.com is registered to professional astroturfers Berman and Company.
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Liquor is absurdly cheap in NC. You can buy a bottle of spirits for the price of a cocktail. I leave airport duty-free liquor stores empty-handed because ABC prices are comparable.
Re: Full-page ads attack liquor tax
June 12, 2009 - 5:43pm — Gosh (not verified)I'm so about to curse.
Booger.
Cheers!
June 12, 2009 - 5:37pm — James_ProtzmanBe nice ... and do good ... and have fun. We'll miss you.
Re: Full-page ads attack liquor tax
June 12, 2009 - 5:29pm — ryanteaguebeckwith (author)RTB out. Bye everybody!
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