Think a proposed hike in the beer tax is too steep?
Gov. Mike Easley says you may have a drinking problem.
At a press conference this morning, Easley proposed increasing the tax on beer and wine 4 percent and a separate tax on liquor by 4 percent, Ben Niolet reports.
The money raised would be used to spend $68 million to enhance mental health services by expanding local crisis services and increasing staffing in state hospitals.
Easley noted that would be about 4 cents on a can of beer.
"My thought is, if four cents a can, if that causes somebody economic hardship, then they're probably drinking too much and going to be customers of mental health, substance abuse sooner or later anyway," he said.
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Re: One day at a time...
we do have a tax on ineffective...it is called the new beer and cigarette tax...by the way...