Parse-imony – Sin Tax
In “Parse-imony” I break down current news stories with my pithy, running commentary…
First the headline:
Racing, alcohol tax on tap for General Assembly’s final day
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers will debate today an increase in the sales tax on alcoholic beverages and how to subsidize troubled horse racing tracks as the General Assembly pushes toward midnight adjournment. [It is extremely interesting that the Maryland elected officials are looking to tax citizen who prefer to imbibe while at the same time give money to (although “subsidize” sounds much better) folks who run another “sin tax” operation leaving little doubt who has better lobbyists.]
As my two eldest children prepare to go back to college life our house we again begin looking at ways to pay for our portion of the bill. We have been fortunate because the schools that they chose (both are private schools) have been very generous with scholarships, grants, and work-study jobs. There still is, however, a significant portion of the bill that we have to pay in some way.
