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| Mark Twain famously said: “No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” That statement is doubly true these days in Alaska, as the legislature tries to deal with the fact that state government can no longer live off the largess of the oil companies. Now that the party looks to be over, at least until oil prices rebound, our legislators are looking for some other prey to feed on. And guess what? They think anyone who drinks alcohol in Alaska fits the bill.
HB 248, The Alcohol Tax Bill, proposed by Governor Walker and currently under consideration by the House Labor and Commerce Committee, would double the current excise tax rates on alcoholic beverages in Alaska. Yes, you read that right, double them. Oh, and by the way, Alaska already has some of the highest alcohol taxes of any state, even before this proposed increase. For hard spirits, the current state excise tax is $12.80 per gallon (second highest in the US); the national average is $4.45 per … |
Source: Drinking on the Last Frontier
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