Proposed State Tax on Beer of $1.80 per six-pack. Where you ask? Well, California of course!

Joe Six-pack will have to pay a lot more to get his buzz on if Assemblyman Jim Beall has his way.

The San Jose Democrat on Thursday proposed raising the beer tax by $1.80 per six-pack, or 30 cents per can or bottle. The current tax is 2 cents per can. That’s an increase of about 1,500 percent.

Beall said the tax would generate $2 billion a year to fund health care services, crime prevention and programs to prevent underage drinking and addiction.

“The people who use alcohol should pay for part of the cost to society, just like we’ve accepted that concept with tobacco,” Beall said.

Just so you know, every time I see the word Assemblyman, I read it as Abysmal Man for some reason. In this case it is apropos, but it is some sort of brain damage on my part any other time.

Mike Fox Sr., chairman of San Jose-based beer distributor M.E. Fox & Co., said Beall’s heart is in the right Advertisement place. “He’s very dedicated in areas of health,” Fox said. “But a tax of that nature is far too grievous. The beer industry produces so much for the economy. He won’t get to first base with that.”

I would say it is safe to assume Abysmal Man Beall hasn’t gotten to first base in a long while! I feel certain if California could figure out a way to tax the level of piss a single human passes in a given day they would. Bruce is currently doing the family thing at the river for the weekend, when he gets back I need two explanations; 1. How does he manage not to strangle someone on a daily basis. 2. What the fuck is he still doing in California when Texas is where he belongs?