Alcohol tax hike cuts two ways
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Alcohol">Alcohol</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="drawbacks">drawbacks</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="beverages">beverages</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diminishing">diminishing</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simplified">simplified</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dip">dip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Higher">Higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="less">less</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="binge">binge</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>.</p><p><span word="Overall">Overall</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="outweigh">outweigh</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawbacks">drawbacks</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="drawbacks">drawbacks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>” <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swords">swords</span>, <span word="knives">knives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p><span word="Cutting">Cutting</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>? <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="forwards">forwards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p>
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