Non IT Related: Alcohol Taxes in Australia.
Opening this up for discussion, as it is a fresh topic (only a week old) and affects Australia as a whole. I for one am not hugely affected by the tax - I buy litre bottles of bourbon/rum regularly and mix them myself as required, as I prefer the taste compared to pre-mixed bourbon/rum equivalents. That is still no reason to let this just fly by - after all, on occasion I will buy a case of woodies, or if I'm entertaining, especially with young people, there are always pre-mixed drinks in play. I haven't yet seen the new prices in my area, however I'm led to believe that prices have raised a good 30% or so. Examples: Case of Woodstock - Was: $45.95, Now: $75+. Case of Double Blacks - Was: $78 or something, Now: $105+. This is apparently supposed to combat binge drinking in teenagers, as most female teens (and little queer fresh kids) drink "lolly" drinks.
To be honest, all I forsee from this change is that we're going to end up with a generation of goon drinkers, because quite frankly, people will just buy cheap shit if its that much of a problem. I strongly dislike Kevin Rudd as it is, and this just tops off his list of stupid moves moving into the prime job. But that's besides the point - what do you guys think of this new tax, its implications on binge drinking & prices of other alcoholic beverages, trends that may emerge, and the hugely increased profit that the government is now going to make from alcohol sales which it has nothing to do with (free money)?
Post by Fragge
To be honest, all I forsee from this change is that we're going to end up with a generation of goon drinkers, because quite frankly, people will just buy cheap shit if its that much of a problem. I strongly dislike Kevin Rudd as it is, and this just tops off his list of stupid moves moving into the prime job. But that's besides the point - what do you guys think of this new tax, its implications on binge drinking & prices of other alcoholic beverages, trends that may emerge, and the hugely increased profit that the government is now going to make from alcohol sales which it has nothing to do with (free money)?
Post by Fragge
Tags: alcohol, australia, drinks, government, non-it, pre-mixed, prices, tax
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Permalink Reply by entyca on -
3 words "drugs, drugs, drugs" i would love to see what happens when the younger gen turns out worse then mine and the gov has to fork out big bucks to the public health system down the track.
You could just drink beer right?
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Permalink Reply by fragge on -
Exactly - currently, I can buy 2 tabs of acid for less than it costs for a case of Bundy Rum, hell, I could buy 2 lines of coke for the price of a case of Smirnoff Double Blacks - that is FUCKED. I read a news report 2 days ago which went along the lines that the "alco-pop" manufacturers have found a loophole in the law that lets them sell pre-mixed drinks which have wine in them instead of spirits - thus they're going to make grape, strawberry etc flavoured wine-mixes with about 2.5 standard drinks which are practically cruisers, but a lot cheaper. See my above prediction about a new generation of goon drinkers, and you see my point :|
I seriously just don't understand the reasoning that "raising prices means less users" - that's just bullshit, and they fucking know it. They're just raking in a few extra billion dollars a year on the taxes, without actually doing ANYTHING with the alcohol industry to try and combat binge drinking.
Just my 0.02. (PS. I DO drink beer, it depends on my mood as to draughties or rum ;) Carlton Draught is liquid gold ^^)
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