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| Above, a brew pub at the Albuquerque Sunport offering several craft beers. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Whenever Democrats aren't promoting abortion or trying to destroy our Second Amendment rights, they try to impose new taxes or raise them.
They are now proposing a flat tax of twenty-five cents per drink to combat to combat the state's alcohol-related death rate. Yeah, right.
Some snippets from Seattle PI:
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico are pushing for a flat 25-cents-a-drink tax to combat the state’s alcohol death rate, which is the highest in the country and nearly twice the national average.
The legislation survived its first committee Friday, advancing on a 6-4 vote.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that if the proposal advances through the Capitol, New Mexico would raise alcohol taxes and dedicate an extra $155 million in new revenue to support health, treatment and other programs.
But the newspaper said the proposal is facing blunt opposition from the national alcohol industry, local breweries and others.
Al Park, a lobbyist for the New Mexico Brewers Guild, said the changes would undo incentives that helped the state grow its craft beer scene.
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