Polk County Government Watch

I received a letter from Rep. Hraychuck today, and she has expressed that she will vote against SB209 if it comes to the Assembly.

SB209 is a proposal to increase taxes on fermented malt beverages (beer etc) by 500% to fund grants aimed at reducing crimes related to alcohol and drug abuse and prevention programs. Rep. Hraychuck is right to be against this bill; not only because it is one of Sen. Risser’s projects (he is personally obsessed with raising the alcohol tax in Wisconsin), but because this is once again an attempt to perform social engineering through excessive taxation. To further add to the egregious nature of the bill, alcohol taxes of this nature or horribly regresive in nature.