State Liquor Stores
Glenn Reynolds points to a story by Doug Winship about Washington State's liquor stores running out of, um, liquor just in time for the July 4th weekend during which all good Americans celebrate their country's independence by getting hammered. Naturally, all liquor stores in Washington State are run by the government of the state of Washington who 1) screwed up ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 4, 2009 12:17
Taxing Beer to Pay Doctors
USA Today reports on a proposal circulating in the Senate Finance Committee to fund health care through sin taxes on booze. Beer taxes would go up by 48 cents a six-pack, wine taxes would rise by 49 cents per bottle, and the tax on hard liquor would increase by 40 cents per fifth. Proceeds from the new taxes would help cover ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on May 21, 2009 07:38
Alcopop Taxes Fizzle As Manufacturers Outsmart Lawmakers
The attempt by California to tax sweet malt liquors as spirits in order to extract higher tax revenues under the guise of protecting minors from themselves isn't working out so well. Substance-abuse foes cheered last year when state officials cracked down on sweet, sometimes fizzy, intoxicating drinks such as Mike's Hard Lemonade that -- save for their alcohol content -- bear ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 16, 2009 12:08
L.A. Billboard Ban Upheld
[caption id="attachment_29608" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This billboard sign was mocking the $300 Divorce signs that have littered Toronto the past year or two"][/caption] The 9th Circuit has upheld Los Angeles bans on billboards, saying no 1st Amendment issues were at stake. Outdoor advertising company Metro Lights LLC had argued that the city could not prohibit new "off-site" signs -- images that advertise products ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on January 7, 2009 08:52
