NY Health department new sin taxes proposed

[patrick1]

"The surest pathway to changing behavior is through the wallet," Bloomberg said last month.
This guy cracks me up. Is Bloomberg buying the first round?

Getting drunk in New York could get more expensive.

The Health Department is mulling a new tax increase on alcohol - which supporters say would make New Yorkers drink less and get healthier.

"It's one of the things on the menu," said Executive Deputy Commissioner Adam Karpati, who oversees the Health Department's alcohol policy.

And it could put a big siphon on a party budget.

Under one scenario, a bottle of Bud would skyrocket as much as 10 cents - taking the fun out of happy hour.

That plan would bump the total tax on a beer to more than 17 cents, a steep fee on a $2 longneck, while a bottle of Cabernet would climb up to nearly 50 cents.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/02/25/2010-02-25_health_dept_eyes_a_pour_tax_on_booze_new_levy_would_raise_price_of_bottle_of_bee.html#ixzz0ggMw3LR6

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"The surest pathway to changing behavior is through the wallet," Bloomberg said last month.
This guy cracks me up. Is Bloomberg buying the first round?

Getting drunk in New York could get more expensive.

The Health Department is mulling a new tax increase on alcohol - which supporters say would make New Yorkers drink less and get healthier.

"It's one of the things on the menu," said Executive Deputy Commissioner Adam Karpati, who oversees the Health Department's alcohol policy.

And it could put a big siphon on a party budget.

Under one scenario, a bottle of Bud would skyrocket as much as 10 cents - taking the fun out of happy hour.

That plan would bump the total tax on a beer to more than 17 cents, a steep fee on a $2 longneck, while a bottle of Cabernet would climb up to nearly 50 cents.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/02/25/2010-02-25_health_dept_eyes_a_pour_tax_on_booze_new_levy_would_raise_price_of_bottle_of_bee.html#ixzz0ggMw3LR6

lol are they really called sin tax's?

[patrick1]

Indeed, they are.  Government always seems to get their paws into things. In the states where marijuana is decriminalized it would likely be a net  negative to "Legalize It".