Fight Tax Hikes on Alcohol and Other Beverages !

by: freedom works | published: 06 02, 2009

The Senate let the tax hike cat out of the bag recently — we now know which tax increases advocates of socialized medicine want to burden the middle class with to fund their scheme for a government takeover of health care. In a document distributed to lawmakers for a closed-door meeting in Washington recently, it was revealed that a massive new tax hike on alcoholic and other beverages is being planned to fund part of their $1.5 trillion dollar plan to socialize health care.

That’s a lot of tax dollars. Specifically, they’re looking at increasing the tax on a bottle of wine by 233 percent. The beer tax would go up 145 percent per six-pack. The liquor tax would go up 19 percent to $2.54 per fifth. And other ideas to tax “sugar-sweetened beverages” have even been floated.

These taxes will almost entirely be paid for by the very people the president promised not to raise taxes on — those earning under $250,000. Your senator, John Ensign, is a key vote on this important issue. Please TAKE ACTION now to send a message to Senator Ensign that you want him to oppose new taxes on alcohol and other beverages to pay for government-run health care.

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  RICHARD S.

  The people need to arrest all lawmakers' and police for enforcing corruption' for imprisoning there families in there own home' For taking there rights of freedom away
  For not letting them cross a boarder for killing our children- via abortion Or my father will tear down every wall every building in every nation in every country in every state of sin.

  
  

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  RICHARD S.

  no person is worth voting for in this current evil system'
  Once they come to power the market who owns the American dollar controls there every move'
  unless the crimes of the lawmakers are punished tyranny will prevail
  The federal government needs punished' for manipulating money to feed the war'
  unless that is dune we are a communist nation.
  only exit could fix this.
  Only the almighty lord can enforce it
  can the market handle a earthquake with the magnitude of 27'
  that is nearing if they do not listen to this still small wiser than anyone voice named rich.

  
  

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