Proposed wine tax

[amshih]

I read today that Strom Thurmond introduced a bill proposing increasing taxes on wine from between 7 and 11 cents an ounce to 21 cents an ounce, taxing them at the same level as distilled spirits. At the same time, he does not want to hike the tax on beer -- his spokesman said that Thurmond considers beer a "working man's drink".

Let me get this straight...Thurmond justifies higher taxes because of public health reasons, yet refuses to tax the alcoholic beverage of choice for most college kids. Am I missing something here?

Have I bitched enough in this forum yet?