On Jan 6, 2:21*am, Tom Francis - SWSports
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:26:37 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom"





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"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/business/06smoke.html

Here's what I want to know:

5% of all deaths from diseases of the circulatory system are
attributed to alcohol.

15% of all deaths from diseases of the respiratory system are
attributed to alcohol.

30% of all deaths from accidents caused by fire and flames are
attributed to alcohol.

30% of all accidental drownings are attributed to alcohol.

30% of all suicides are attributed to alcohol.

40% of all deaths due to accidental falls are attributed to alcohol.

45% of all deaths in automobile accidents are attributed to alcohol.

60% of all homicides are attributed to alcohol.

Why aren't we taxing the crap out of alcohol consumption?

ANSWER ME HENRY WAXWORM!!!

Because:

1) It would accomplish nothing.

2) Booze lobbyists would never let it happen.

Nope.

And I'm not even going to detail why because it will turn into a rant
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Really, taxing to death does work for behavior modification.. When the
price of fuel went up, people stopped driving. They have taxed the
crap out of tobacco and many newer cars we were looking at before the
health issue don't even come stock with ashtrays or cigar lighters..