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Archive Home > 2006 > December > 09 > Raise the beer tax and pay for damage drinkers do

Raise the beer tax and pay for damage drinkers do

By Michael R. Pritchard / The Bulletin
December 9, 2006

I must say that I am very disappointed in The Bulletin's Nov. 14 editorial opposing raising the excise tax on beer. Instead, The Bulletin advocated a sales tax, which I presume is not limited to beer. Their thinking seems to be we should not expect the nascent microbrew business to bear the....

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