The new tariffs would add to a growing list of taxes levied by the U.S. against trading partners as part of a growing trade war between once-close allies.
The problem with that is people, especially alcoholics, are still going to drink. If its prohibitively expensive, they’ll turn to bootleg liquor which is probably contaminated.
Yup, I know. Actually, when they did this with cigarettes they did see it go down a little with adults but the main thing was that it helped reduce youth smoking. Teens have a tighter budget for these things.
But non-alcoholics might start looking to thc instead. This could hit booze corporations with a double whammy of a hard hit to their bottom line while forcing a lot of their customers to seek alternative adulterants.
The problem with that is people, especially alcoholics, are still going to drink. If its prohibitively expensive, they’ll turn to bootleg liquor which is probably contaminated.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/istanbul-tainted-alcohol-people-dead/
Yup, I know. Actually, when they did this with cigarettes they did see it go down a little with adults but the main thing was that it helped reduce youth smoking. Teens have a tighter budget for these things.
But the bootlegging is unique to booze, so yeah.
Untaxed cigarettes are absolutely a thing
What about mouthwash? What about huffing paint?
But non-alcoholics might start looking to thc instead. This could hit booze corporations with a double whammy of a hard hit to their bottom line while forcing a lot of their customers to seek alternative adulterants.