Patchily clairvoyant (yet dumb)

[sqbr]

So in a shocking development noone could have predicted, it turns out that raising the tax on premixed drinks just encouraged people to buy spirits and mix their own.

Ha!

EDIT: Yes, ok, I'm an idiot (see the comments). You know when I said I was too tired, grumpy, and stupid to post? Well, the first two have gotten better...

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[davyd.livejournal.com]

Initial reports suggest this is the case, since the introduction of the tax something like 500,000 standard drinks less per week have been purchased.

ABC (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/29/2258723.htm)

[davyd.livejournal.com]

Hilariously, this is the same article Sophie linked to.

[alias_sqbr]

Yeah, yeah, you can't expect me to read everything. Sheesh.

*is an idiot*