Welcome back, long time no blog for me recently. Very busy and all. But, I still have time to fight for what is right and I have found two causes that need attention brought to them. Effective today in the state of Lincoln is a brand new liquor tax. The tax is as follows (chicagotribune.com):
LIQUOR TAXES:
--On a six-pack of beer will increase from 10.4 cents to 13 cents.
--On a bottle of wine will go from 15 cents to 28 cents.
--On a fifth of distilled spirits will increase from 90 cents to $1.71.
As a poor college student and future Alcoholics Anonymous member, I am outraged. The angry economy has taken our money and prosperity and now wants to the only thing that makes life worth living, our booze. How will us college students ever remove the social awkwardness of life without the help our friends Miller, Bud, and Evan Williams (Jack Daniel's retarded cousin)? This means I went from paying $28.80 in taxes for my beloved Captain Morgan (90 cents times 32 weeks of school-notice I may have a drinking problem) to a staggering total of $54.72. Keystone and other discount beers are not worth three extra cents. What happened to no taxation without representation? Fuck you King George the Third...where is Mel Gibson at? This is a sad day for America. But there is hope out there. Rocky Wirtz, owner of the Blackhawks and liquor distribution lines, is suing the state under the idea that they are discriminating against a small group of businesses. On behalf of college students everywhere, I wish you good luck Mr. Wirtz. If you can make the Blackhawks watchable again, then you can do anything.
My second battle is against cell phones. I am for people having cool phones that text, send pictures, jerk you off, dispense ketchup, and have applications for fart noises, but please get off them. I have noticed more and more people are constantly on their phones while out at bars, at the movies, and even during simple conversation. It is rude and only making our generation look worse. Our communication skills are becoming a running joke. There is no reason to text someone across the room, just get up and tell them. Jaco, our guest blogger, is making an effort to stop texting "dick" and "tits" when he goes out. The first step is admitting you have a problem. Way to go and good luck little buddy.
Thoughts:
- First cold of the year, and it is still summer.
- Tip of the cap to chefs Pascal and Jaco.
- Wag of the finger to the White Sox...season is over.
- Why can't senior level classes have syllabus week too? Why must you go the full time?
- U of I upper management survives another day.
- Message to Roland Realty: You have ruined cable and air conditioning for my entire life. You make Comcast look good and they are the devil. Thanks.
No matter what kind of phone someone has they are going to text at times that may seem wrong. People have people to talk to, this is a business driven world and once you get a blackberry from KPMG you will be on it constantly talking to people. THIS BLOG IS BOGUS.
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