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CA's Decaying Alcohol Tax Meets Its Budgetary Hole

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California currently faces this question, torn between two stark realities: on the one hand, a crushing 22.5 billion dollar debt; on the other hand, a dizzying 75% increase in alcohol-related deaths since 2015. The answer is simple (though putting it into practice less so): raise the alcohol excise taxes in the state.

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CA faces budget shortage; resetting taxes to intended levels would
- raise revenue - lower mortality - fund sevices -

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& STATE BUDGET LEADERS:
MODERNIZE ALCOHOL TAXES NOW!


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