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Washington Whispers by Paul Bedard

Beer Lobbying Groups to Celebrate Repeal of Prohibition

November 17, 2008 06:09 PM ET | Paul Bedard, Nikki Schwab | Permanent Link | Print

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I wonder if within 50 years someone will be celebrating the repeal of laws against marijuana and other drugs that are illegal now. Alcohol is in fact a drug that causes a great deal of damage to this country. Tens of thousands of deaths are attributed to alcohol use. The cost in increased insurance premiums, damage to property, health care costs, etc. is astronomical. Still, people think prohibition was a terrible idea. The breweries have done a great job of brainwashing the American public.

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If we have a prohibition our economy will drop like a bowling ball from the eiffel tower. It supplies many of our jobs and helps to circulate our money. However, if we can raise tariffs on imported alcohol then we can gain in our National budget, lessen our amount of alchohol, and everyone can be happy. Now, if we could have given companies such as Amheiser Busch a tax break for keeping their business in the U.S. than maybe we could have kept them from taking their jobs and money over to Belgium.

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