Does anybody really think that putting alcohol up in price is going to really curb binge drinking??

Come on for fuck sake… Do we really think that we have been that good at bringing up our kids, creating a generation of price sensitive bargain hunters, when the complete opposite is nearer the truth.
Teenagers today look at the price of anything…LAST, if at all! (I know that this is a sweeping statement, and there are exceptions out there)

Whacking beer up a couple of pence per litre is just going to penalise everybody, not to mention pile more pressure on the pub industry, who are struggling to get punters through the door as it is.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not making light of the whole issue of under age/binge drinking or whatever you want to call it. It is a really hard issue to solve. Putting up the price is one of the many things that have been suggested… I also appreciate just how much this must be costing the NHS treating people with drink related injuries and diseases… I am guessing the cost is huge.

But, we shouldn’t be surprised that drinking is a ‘problem’, drinking alcohol is a part of our culture… Northern Europeans have been getting lizard faced since we were walking about in bear skins and wearing hats with horns.

I guess the real question is… will price really have that much of an effect on social responsibility?

...I don't think so.

Have a happy damn Wednesday (night!)

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