Make that Eleventh Drink a White Russian!
By From Wonk Room, the economic impact of an alcohol tax:
– 35 percent of adults pay nothing at all.
– 80 percent of drinkers pay at most $26.50 per year, about 7¢ per day.
– Half of beer drinkers pay at most a penny a day.
– The heaviest drinkers (top 5%), who average some 11 beers per day, pay on average $215 a year, about 60¢ per day.
How does anyone average 11 beers per day? I’m simultaneously impressed and relieved.