Minimum Price On Alcohol

Should There Be A Minimum Price On Alcohol?

  • Yes

    Votes: 1 7.7%

  • No

    Votes: 12 92.3%
  • Total voters
    13
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Peter Parka

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Its an idea being put out by the Conservatives here but do you think it's a good idea?
I say no. People with drink problems will neglect other expenses to pay for booze and even steal for it so all this will do is create more problems while penalising sensible drinkers.
 
ClicheGuevara said:
What's the point behind it? To try and make people not drink due to it being expensive?


I'd love to see them try and take a drink away from an englishman.
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Thats exactly the point which is so stupid when you consider the mentality of the hardened boozer. Loads of us already stock up on cheap booze on day trips to France as it is so this has fail written all over it.
Tax on alcohol pays the entire cost of the NHS 5 times over as it is so the argument about health costs really hasn't got a leg to stand on either.
This is just a pointless exercise to pander to the broken Britain tag hyped up by the media and win more votes. Unfortunately your average voter dosen't see through these publicity gimmicks.
 
Oh, there's already been a media and government led persecution on smokers, I've even noticed it when I'm smoking legally in open places from 5 years ago. I walk along smoking a cigarette these days and people passing you now look at you like you're just pissed in their face. The anti smoking scaremongering adverts they still keep playing on telly every ad break keeps it going.
Look, I know smoking and drinking a lot is bad for me, you dont need to be a fucking genius to work it out these days but if I like doing it and am not hurting anyone, what's your fucking problem???
 
Peter Parka said:
Oh, there's already been a media and government led persecution on smokers, I've even noticed it when I'm smoking legally in open places from 5 years ago. I walk along smoking a cigarette these days and people passing you now look at you like you're just pissed in their face. The anti smoking scaremongering adverts they still keep playing on telly every ad break keeps it going.
Look, I know smoking and drinking a lot is bad for me, you dont need to be a fucking genius to work it out these days but if I like doing it and am not hurting anyone, what's your fucking problem???
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I dunno, I feel the same way. .Some people just feel they have the need to run others lives.
 
Haus said:
we got state minimums on shit in the states

Milk, cigs, to name a couple
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is that state minimums or is that state tax?

we tax heavier on things that can be considered vices

but we also make sure the price of certain things stay high enough so supply will not fall...


maybe THAT's what they're doing!!! making the price high enough so supply won't fall
 
JanieDough said:
is that state minimums or is that state tax?

we tax heavier on things that can be considered vices

but we also make sure the price of certain things stay high enough so supply will not fall...


maybe THAT's what they're doing!!! making the price high enough so supply won't fall
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state minimum on the price of milk. the minimum a store can sell it for

same with cigs
 
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