Sharp drop in drink deaths follows alcohol price rise

Decreasing the pay of government workers and their pensions would decrease the national debt. Why aren’t we using the same logic?

Decreasing the pay of government workers and their pensions would decrease the national debt. Why aren’t we using the same logic?

That would make sense to a Republican, wouldn’t it?

First smokes, now booze – next, soft drinks and snacks.

Wonder how long before my farts get a carbon tax.

You can make 90 proof wine from grape juice or apple juice, and make 4 gallons for $20.00. Alcoholics will not do without.
Just a lame excuse to shove more money and profits to corporations and take rights away from working people.
Off course wealthy alcoholics will be able to buy truckloads of the stuff.

I am not a Republican. I am tired of our government spending all of our money while blaming it on the the other party. Both parties spend too much. But we make it easy because we believe the “its the other party’s fault” line. Meanwhile in Washington DC they are laughing at us all the way to their vote on their pet project.

Well this is just common sense – raise the price of something and people will have to buy less of it. Why not go ahead and raise the price so only the 1% can afford it? Here’s a novel idea … how about people being responsible for their own decisions? If someone wants to go out and get wasted, that’s their choice. If they die because of their choice, too bad for them. If they kill someone because of their choice, they have to pay the consequences. It shouldn’t be up to the govt to regulate every single little detail of our lives.

Yes let’s ban high capacity bottles while we are at it

/sarcasm

This is in Canada.

Alcohol is very easy to make. Americanguy, no, wine can only get to about 30 proof. you need to distill to get 90 proof, although that is not hard either. Indeed, producing wine and then distilling to brandy is incredibly easy, and even when the wine is not that good the brandy can be.

I see it now, we will grow our economy by driving more things into black markets, thus increasing the numbers of criminals in organized groups and thus having more to lock into prisons which will create jobs for americans. Let’s see, guns, booze, I assume tobacco next and so on. Brilliant!