New Maryland additional beer and liquor tax

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chuckster

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Novus Collectus said:
Beer in moderation is healthy. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that moderate drinking or all alcohol is more healthy than tea tottling.

Alcohol and the Cardiovascular System
Considering that at most 14,000 people a year die in an alcohol related accident (whether alcohol was the cause or not, alcohol was detected), and since we know that 450,000 Americans die a year from CAD which could have been prevented or tempered by moderate drinking, it is possible that just camparing drunk driving deaths and CAD that moderate drinking has saved many times more lives as a net result.

No one could argue any smoking has a net beneficial effect on health, but moderate consumption of alcohol has shown to be very healthy. If people who are not driving want to enjoy a glass or two of wine with their dinner in a restaurant, then why not let them? The vast majority of people who are served alcohol in restaurants do not drive drunk. YOu want to ban drinking in restaurants because some alcies, that probably bought their liquor in a liquor store anyway, wrecked their cars. Sounds like misdirected solution to a situation that is caused elswhere.
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Even though smoking does lower blood preasure, I was only busting your chops about beer and smoking. I always smoke while drinking beer but now because of the law I do it at home.
The topic is the tax and how OUR representatives stick it to us every chance they get, be it a "User Tax" or a pay increase for themselves. The Pork Spending has gotten to the point of insanity. If Hillary can spend 1M on a Woodstock project, why not tax all 10 oz Buds to fund a St Marys Softball Hall of Fame?
 
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chuckster

IMFUBARED
Novus Collectus said:
Yes, I do. Not only did I just cite a National Institute of Health report that agrees with my assesment moderate consumption of alcohol is healthy and provides comfort by decreasing tension and anxiety, but beer is a great source of "magnesium, selenium, potassium, phosphorus, biotin, and B vitamins" as well as being a food source.

World Grains Summit 2006 - Beer as liquid bread: Overlapping science
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Ok you have made your point. Beer is liquid bread,,,,,,,sure will hard to make a PPJ sandwich with it though! Thanks for the info and the conversation. :buddies:You have a great day and have a cold one for me
 
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