New Taxes Include Beer Tax

A Senate Finance Committee document released Wednesday proposals new consumer taxes to help fund the national healthcare plan.

If you have a job based health care insurance, expect to pay taxes on it.

Beer taxes would be increased by 48 cents a six-pack, from the current 33 cents, a 145 percent per six-pack.


Wine taxes would raise by 49 cents per bottle, from the current 21 cents-- a 233 percent tax increase per bottle.

Hard liquor taxes would increase by 40 cents per fifth, from the current $2.14, , 19 percent per fifth.

Sugared soda drinks and other sugar added drinks will not be left out, a tax of 3 cents per 12 ounces would occur.

Also, being considered is a tax on foods and drinks that contain salt. The tax would be on added salt and table salt.

I wonder what will be next? Tax on sugar coated breakfast foods, or sugar in products.

So much for not a single penny increase in taxes for anyone making less than $200,000 a year.

Please note this proposal has yet to be approved.