
Via the local newspaper which is on life support…
Members of the state’s well-financed alcohol industry predicted yesterday that a potential sales tax increase on their product will hit them hard, almost as much as it might hurt the quintessential American consumer, Joe Six-Pack.
In May, the state Senate voted to increase the sales tax from 5 percent to 6.25 percent, to try to generate millions of dollars to reduce cuts in services for the poor, elderly, and disabled. Lawmakers also voted to eliminate the tax exemption on alcohol sold in package stores, hoping to raise nearly $80 million, which could be used for substance abuse treatment services.
Fuck Joe Six-Pack. What about Johnny Thirty Pack, the typically Massachusetts binge drinker and weekend warrior? That’s the guy who’s going to feel the squeeze on this one.
If Massachusetts is looking for more cash out of my pocket they should at least do it through a casino, because even though the casino will rape my bank account, they’ll at least hook me up with free booze and a branded key chain on my birthday.
Maybe Beacon Hill just thinks alcohol is evil? But how could something so evil create comedy as genuine as this…