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dmonitor on Nov 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is wine fake?

I know lots of US states have egregious liquor taxes. Alabama is particularly bad: 58% shelf price + $.45/L

jcims on Nov 22, 2022 [–]

Part of that comes from having to pay tax on the barrel every year while it ages.

brewdad on Nov 22, 2022 | [–]

I don't think Alabama is aging a lot of wine relative to the US market as a whole. It's primarily a "sin" tax. One of the few taxes in the US that can gain popular support.

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