Measuring the loss of life from the Senate’s tax cuts for alcohol producers

Measuring the loss of life from the Senate’s tax cuts for alcohol producers   Source: https://www.brookings.edu Adam Looney Senior Fellow – Economic Studies, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center November 22, 2017   The government taxes beer, wine and spirits for a couple of reasons: (1) To raise revenue and (2) to offset the costs-economists call them […]

Myanmar Govt Lost $50 million in Tax to Beer Smugglers in 2016

Myanmar Govt Lost $50 million in Tax to Beer Smugglers in 2016   Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com By MYO PA PA SAN 24 November 2017   Illegal beer imports cost the Myanmar government around $50 million in tax revenue in 2016, according to a report by global research firm Euromonitor International.   Nearly 1 million hectoliters – […]

Publix now delivering alcohol to your doorstep

Publix now delivering alcohol to your doorstep   Source: WFTS Nov 24, 2017   If you’ve dreamt of alcohol being delivered to your doorstep, especially during the holidays, then you’re in luck.   Publix has team up with Instacart to deliver beer, wine, liquor and mixers from its liquor stores.   All you have to […]

SMOKY BARS ARE GARBAGE AND RUIN DRINKING

SMOKY BARS ARE GARBAGE AND RUIN DRINKING   Source: VinePair Adam Teeter November 23, 2017   During the holidays many of us will journey to far-flung hometowns to share meals with our families, and drink regrettable Jack-and-Cokes with our high-school classmates at townie dives. If, like me, you hail from one of the 14 states […]

Cultural values can be a strong predictor of alcohol consumption

Cultural values can be a strong predictor of alcohol consumption Medical Xpress November 20, 2017 Countries with populations that value autonomy and harmony tend to have higher average levels of alcohol consumption than countries with more traditional values, such as hierarchy and being part of a collective. This new research finding, published today in open-access […]

Drinking Alone Leads to Divorce—In Rodents

Drinking Alone Leads to Divorce—In Rodents National Geographic By Jason G. Goldman November 19, 2017 There are more than a thousand kinds of rodents scampering about our planet, but prairie voles are special. Unlike most, these creatures form monogamous pair bonds, and they also like to drink alcohol, features that make the North American grassland […]

US Troops in Japan Banned From Drinking

US Troops in Japan Banned From Drinking dtn November 20, 2017 TOKYO (AP) — U.S. military personnel in Okinawa have been restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was arrested over a crash that killed a Japanese man. Police on the southern Japanese island arrested 21-year-old Nicholas James-McLean late Sunday on […]

Alcohol abuse: The drunkest city in every state (Excerpt)

Alcohol abuse: The drunkest city in every state (Excerpt)   Source: USA Today Samuel Stebbins and Evan Comen Nov. 21, 2017   Excessive drinking claims the lives of tens of thousands of Americans each year and is responsible for about 1 in every 10 deaths among working-age adults. Alcohol abuse also takes a heavy economic […]