Seattle has a vote coming up on Sept 16.
a ten cent tax on EXPRESSO!
they don't drink enough alcohol to make that viable, and they need money for schools.
ROTFLOL!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@aol.comnospam (Carol in SLC) :
]Wonder if Starbuck's is lobbying like crazy!!
indeed, they ARE!
10cents/cup will add up fast in Seattle, apparently!----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Yes, but I don't think that Starbuck's understands that it would not take business away from them - people are still addicted to caffeine enough to not mind the extra 10 cents. Now, if they tacked on 50 cents or a dollar, that would be different. Then I would buy my espresso on eBay. :D
Oh, hell yeah! Seattle loves coffee, that's for sure! And alcohol has enough taxes on it, I think.
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Kandice Seeber" :
]Yes, but I don't think that Starbuck's understands that it would not take ]business away from them - people are still addicted to caffeine enough to ]not mind the extra 10 cents. Now, if they tacked on 50 cents or a dollar, ]that would be different. Then I would buy my espresso on eBay. :D
exactly. i think Starbucks is being extremely shortsighted!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Caramel Macchiato is my fave. :)
The sillies. Why not legalize and tax pot? Our state courts have re-upheld Alaska's constitutional right to privacy, and personal use of pot. Up to 4 oz is legal, as far as State law and prosecution is concerned.
Tina
It's so funny that the feds say they won't give Alaska any funding until they give up those rights. Yeah right. I know Alaskans and I know that isn't going to happen. Why? Because they can and they can support themselves without the feds hanging around.
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "starlia" :
]It's so funny that the feds say they won't give Alaska any funding until ]they give up those rights.
the rest of us don't have that flexibility.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Oh, I know, i didn't think you were making fun of it at all. I just think that Starbucks isn't looking at the big picture. Like a DIME is gonna make a difference?? Ok, so i don't buy their coffee, because i don't like it, I go to Seattle's Best instead, but still, ...LOL. I think it'd be a great thing!
I've thought the same thing for a long time. It's stupid not to take advantage of it. I mean hell, cigarettes and alcohol are taxed like crazy. And I think it's criminal that all states won't allow medicinal marijuana... But on the lighter side, it is hilarious that Seattle wants to tax espresso because alcohol won't bring in the cash needed. Although that is a good thing IMO in terms of alcohol consumption.
Valerie Website:
gonna make a difference??<
I think Starbuck's is thinking of the future. Like, if you let them tax a cup of coffee for a dime, what's gonna stop 'em from raising it to two dimes, or three dimes, or four times, or - you get the picture. I'm afraid I think they're right in this case.
Carol (who doesn't much care for "luxury" taxes of any kind)
Carol in SLC eBay:
Therefore the rest of the states are lucky to have Alaska take that lead. Actually both Calif and Alaska have been leading the way for medicinal use of pot.
Also, eliminating the crusade to irradicate pot would free up a whole lot of funds for "fighting" other crime. I dislike the term "fighting crime" but it's apt in that a lot of innocent people get caught in cross fire.
Since the beginning of the "war on drugs", drug use has increased. The only thing that has really worked for it has been the "medical model" and easy access to treatment. It's much cheaper too.
Tina
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Christina Peterson" :
]Actually both Calif and Alaska have been leading the way for medicinal use ]of pot.
yes, but we don't have the money you do to tell the feds to shove it. we've been working on it, but . . .
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Arizona, and I believe NM have both tried to legalize pot for any and all purposes. Hasn't gotten very far, though. I thought it should have been legalized country wide about 20 years ago.
Carol in SLC eBay:
The major problem I suspect has nothing to do with morality, and a lot to do with the fact that pot grows like the weed it is -- and anyone can raise it in their closet, if they like. No big profits going to the drug profiteers (legal or illegal) if it is taken off the illicit substances list...
Deirdre
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Deirdre S. :
]No big profits
bingo!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
I like your line of thought. :-) I agree that a lot of people have been hurt because of the legality of the issue, rather than the effect of pot itself.
Valerie Website:
Actually it's the alcohol companies that keep pot from being legalized. Who would buy booze and destroy their liver if they could just smoke? It's very short-sighted however. America loves its name-brands. Once they started their marketing campaigns, the sky's the limit. Profits and taxes would pour in. And, unlike that stupid movie they made us watch in middle school, the pot puffers would not all become heroin addicts overnight! Barbara Dream Master
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