binge drinking

So, I don't understand... The Aussie Government decides to redefine the meaning of "binge" ( A drunken celebration or spree - Webster) to mean "heavy drinker". So, what is a heavy drinker? Perhaps Eugene Ionesco was right - The door is not a door, it is a chair.

Hey Martin. Running a liquor retail outlet I was apalled at the way Rudd went about this radical change. If he believes a new tax addresses a social problem, he is more fool than I thought. Already the young folks have opted to substitute their RTD's with bottles of spirits and their fave mixer. Lynne Kosky was waxing lyrical in parliament claiming in 3 weeks, the sales of RTD's had reduced by 2 million units. She conveniently forgot to mention in those same 3 weeks, sales of bottled liquor (spirits) rose by 20% nationally, (a fact verified by Nielson industry stats).

The other part of the rushed legislation that peeved this little independent, was on the Monday, when ALL retailers were supposedly informed, a certain large chain store had already loaded the new prices into their system and were charging the new tax rate prices as of that 1st Monday, (netting millions of dollars profits on OLD stock!!).

Taxes used to solve social issues...what a joke!!

hooroo...

BTW: say Gidday to Mick Elliott from Matt & Robyn when you next see him.. :>)

"Ed Rasimus" wrote .....

Hey Eddie

Don'a make fun of my uncle Al!

We know where you live!

Lefty!

My dad lived in Chicago during the prohibition days. One night when he was having a beverage in a speak easy, two men armed with Thompson sub machine guns came in the door, soon followed by Al Capone, who announced that the drinks were on him. My dad thought Al seemed like a nice fellow, Dick R.