Chicago Beer Tax hike

Talk about kicking us when we’re down.

In the midst of the economic crisis, the Illiniois legislature is proposing a 2.6 cents per six-pack tax increase on beer sales, The Sun-Times reports.

The state wants to boost revenue to pay for a “multibillion dollar construction program.” 

Why doesn’t the state try to raise money by taxing soda? This idea is being floated in the U.S. Senate now, and it seems a bit more fair than increasing what is already an 18.5 cents state tax per gallon on beer. Chicago residents have it even rougher, as the beer tax per gallon is $0.16, and $0.06 in Cook county. 

There may be some sort of protest against a soda tax though: