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FearTheReaper

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

MAR 27, 2007 03:27 PM



What the fuck is wrong with the Dakotas? First South Dakota attempted to make all abortions illegal, including those that were the result of rape or incest. The law was barely defeated but the anti-abortionists are still trying and hope a measure excluding rape and incest abortions will pass.

Now a few assholes in North Dakota are doing something even more vile: A beer tax. Well, what religious group is trying to do that, you ask? A fucking STUDENT group! Why not just punch yourself in the face? Could you imagine if truckers tried to put a tax on meth? What the fuck?

The “student group” is trying to gather the necessary 13 thousand signatures to get the tax on the ballot. The students are disappointed that the state Legislature has not moved to impose a beer tax.

The fuckwads call themselves the “Students Against Destructive Decisions.” I call them “Students Who Hate Fun.” They hope to use the tax to raise money to fight drug and alcohol abuse.

The ballot measure would raise the tax on keg beer from eight
cents to 16 cents per gallon. The tax on beer sold in bottles and
cans would go up from 16 cents to 24 cents a gallon. The tax on a 15-point-five gallon keg of beer would rise from a dollar-24 to two-dollars and 48 cents. The tax on a case of beer would rise from 36 cents to 54 cents. The cost of a 12-ounce beer would go up by less than a penny.


Why don’t you just stab your fellow students in the heart? Maybe next you could try to put a tax on fucking? That way you can ruin everything that is good about college.

Mthrsuperior

Mthrsuperior

Victoria, BC
November 2002

MAR 27, 2007 05:07 PM

Is this to pay for the war?

BTW I once got a ticket in South Dakota for having a Map on my dashboard.

surreal

HorseheadFiddle

HorseheadFiddle

San Diego, CA
October 2004

MAR 27, 2007 05:08 PM

The taxes on beer should go up
universally everywhere.
...in the United States.

rayweeboy

rayweeboy

Holyoke, MA
December 2005

MAR 27, 2007 05:10 PM

According to what you've printed. The cost of a five gallon keg of beer would go up by a dollar twelve. You may be taking this a bit too seriously. And by the way, vial is a glass tube designed to carry liquids. Vile, on the other hand, means something despicable or repugnant.

punk

punk

Phoenix, AZ
January 2004

MAR 27, 2007 05:13 PM

I wonder when the Student Committee on Making Your Own Choices and Living with the Consequences will chime in?

bean

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

MAR 27, 2007 05:14 PM

rayweeboy said:
According to what you've printed. The cost of a five gallon keg of beer would go up by a dollar twelve. You may be taking this a bit too seriously. And by the way, vial is a glass tube designed to carry liquids. Vile, on the other hand, means something despicable or repugnant.



$1.12 is 3-4 frozen burritos, or 4 packets of ramen. That's serious business, man.

Horrorflick

Horrorflick

Detroit, MI
February 2003

MAR 27, 2007 05:15 PM

Yeah, probably taking this a bit too seriously. True, it's sad that young people are the ones doing this. (It's usually old bible-fucks that bring crap like this to the table.)

Cigarette

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH
April 2004

MAR 27, 2007 05:19 PM

A tax to fund drug and alcohol rehab? That's fucked up!

What's next, taxing corporations so we can clean up the environment?

What's this world coming to?

chikinhammr

chikinhammr

Orlando, FL
April 2006

MAR 27, 2007 05:28 PM

What the fuck? I thought Liberals loved higher taxes. I say screw higher taxes on ANYTHING! Especially not beer. And, not all truckers do meth. Sheesh.

baudot

baudot

Oakland, CA
February 2004

MAR 27, 2007 05:40 PM

bean said:
$1.12 is ... 4 packets of ramen.


What kind of gold plated ramen are you buying?
$1.12 is 7 to 12 packets of ramen where I'm from.

be_elzebe

be_elzebe

China
May 2006

MAR 27, 2007 05:42 PM

That's just so sadd.



bean

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

MAR 27, 2007 05:43 PM

baudot said:

bean said:
$1.12 is ... 4 packets of ramen.


What kind of gold plated ramen are you buying?
$1.12 is 7 to 12 packets of ramen where I'm from.



I take it back, I remember getting 5 for $1, but where you're from is still a magical land of low prices. wink

towelb0y

towelb0y

Emeryville, CA
March 2004

MAR 27, 2007 05:46 PM

depends on whether its Maruchan or Top Ramen. Top Ramen is usually like 10 for a dollar.

Shal

Shal

Los Angeles, CA
October 2002

MAR 27, 2007 05:49 PM


zoom image

sketchless

sketchless

Windsor, ON
April 2006

MAR 27, 2007 06:04 PM

who cares.
its a few more cents.

Glacian

Glacian

Minneapolis, MN
August 2006

MAR 27, 2007 06:10 PM

lol Im from South Dakota

Lavonne

Lavonne

SUICIDEGIRL

Alberta, Canada

MAR 27, 2007 06:15 PM

I think it's a good idea.

DownNeck

DownNeck

Jersey City, NJ
March 2006

MAR 27, 2007 06:19 PM

Shalome said:

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BAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ainur

Ainur

I'm lost
May 2005

MAR 27, 2007 06:24 PM

First, have you ever been to South Dakota? lol

Second, great! Raise it to a $1 a beer and actually do something constructive with the funds. It won't stop people from buying beer. There was a report just released, don't have it handy - I'll look for it, where alchohol was very near the top of the most dangerous drugs. Above meth and several others that would probably suprise a lot of folks. Taxation, in my mind, is rarely the problem. The problem is that the taxes are not put to good use. Or at least not towards something those being "represented" would generally approve of.

StarBelliedBoy

StarBelliedBoy

Philadelphia, PA
December 2003

MAR 27, 2007 06:26 PM

WHOOOOOOOSH

Moderncutthroat

Moderncutthroat

Philadelphia, PA
May 2006

MAR 27, 2007 06:29 PM

punk said:
I wonder when the Student Committee on Making Your Own Choices and Living with the Consequences will chime in?



I wish they would. I am a college student and I have enough sense to drink responsibly when I do. Then again, I'm also intelligent, perhaps the two go hand in hand.



Oh andAinur do you honestly think anything GOOD will come from the tax other than it being given to the war debt. Come ON now. This is American we're talking about!

StarBelliedBoy

StarBelliedBoy

Philadelphia, PA
December 2003

MAR 27, 2007 06:32 PM

moderncutthroat said:

punk said:
I wonder when the Student Committee on Making Your Own Choices and Living with the Consequences will chime in?



I wish they would. I am a college student and I have enough sense to drink responsibly when I do. Then again, I'm also intelligent, perhaps the two go hand in hand.



Oh andAinur do you honestly think anything GOOD will come from the tax other than it being given to the war debt. Come ON now. This is American we're talking about!



Yeah, I hate living in stupid American!

Ainur

Ainur

I'm lost
May 2005

MAR 27, 2007 06:36 PM

moderncutthroat
Oh andAinur do you honestly think anything GOOD will come from the tax other than it being given to the war debt. Come ON now. This is American we're talking about!



Probably not. I guess I just thought the post was kind of silly. At least they're using the rights that they do have to attempt to change something they believe to be right and true. Granted, they may all think differently in 10 years. But I don't see any problem with this. It would still have to go to the people for a vote, anyway.

ElizaTheTroll

ElizaTheTroll

Australia
January 2006

MAR 27, 2007 06:47 PM

I think FTR is just doing an experiment here trying to figure out how little of an actual issue is sufficient for getting people at each other's throats.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

My prediction: zero.


be_elzebe

be_elzebe

China
May 2006

MAR 27, 2007 06:51 PM

I have some respect for SADD actually:

Mission Statement


Originally, the mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded. Students have told us that positive peer pressure, role models and other strategies can help them say "No" to more than drinking and driving. And that is why SADD has become a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving, teen violence and teen depression and suicide.



Shoot, and if any of that additional sin tax ever makes it to fighting drug and alcohol abuse more power to them.

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