The Big Idea

Folly by definition is a foolish action or idea, the word absurdity and phrase "lack of sense" seem to continually arise. But what would life be like without these follies? Why not embrace these ideas and get a little nutty! This is my journal for those adventures, and along the way I hope to meet new people, take the path less traveled, have some fun, and spread the story of this sustainable journey we call life! Here you’ll find short anecdotes about my life, links to enlightenment, and opinions on how to have fun! I would love to hear about your folly, so feel free to e-mail me, I might just post them, and thanks for visiting!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

British pubs see hard times!

Over 20,000 jobs have been lost and over 2,000 pubs closed due to Britain's 2008 beer tax increase. An estimated 75,000 more jobs are hanging precariously, not knowing what the future may bring. All this after an 18% tax increase on the production of that frothy beverage we love called beer.


I am writing this because of the article I posted a week or two ago about Oregon's and Idaho's plan to raise taxes on beer by almost 1900%. As I said in that post, with this sort of re-regulation and government intervention we will surely see jobs lost that could be avoided. With the call for more spending comes higher taxes, and some small businesses as well as consumers just cannot afford the hike.

Click on the title to this post to have a look at this article from the Guardian.
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