[quote]“Such a tax might well be considered a “sin tax” similar to the taxes levied on cigarettes, which are extremely high compared to most other consumer products. Jacobson also wants the taxes on alcohol raised — he argues that doing so will “compensate society for the costs of alcohol abuse and alcoholism and to marginally reduce problem drinking.” The argument echoes the idea of cigarette taxes helping pay for health care costs associated with smoking.”[/quote]
from: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/05/12/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5009316.shtml

You remember the Senate Finance Committee, the geniuses who devised the S-CHIP tax schedules for tobacco products. I suppose they couldn’t do any worse than the RYO debacle.