Are You Drinking Less During The Pandemic?

 

That's apparently what the alcohol industry convinced Congress is happening. From The Washington Post in a story about special tax cuts included in the Covid19 Relief bill passed late Monday night:

 

"One measure, for instance, makes permanent a cut in excise taxes for producers of beer, wine and distilled spirits, which first became law in 2017 as part of the Republican-led tax cut package. The cuts were due to expire without congressional action, and the alcohol industry had pushed hard for their renewal, arguing that their businesses had been decimated by the pandemic."

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Right. Decimated. Sure. We'll drink to that.

An ABC News headline:

Alcohol consumption rising sharply during pandemic, especially among women

(the story is HERE)