Sree $10 a dozen. 8 - Friday, April 26, 1985 - North Shore News April Fool prices OD, WE DIDN'T know when we were well . off back in 1970, when the provincial budget was a miniscule billion bucks. Now it’s nine billion and we’re being robbed so that whiners, academics and grant-experts can live in luxury. The reason these things happen is that honest men don’t whine enough. So | in- tend to do some whining right here about the gross imposition ‘of further taxes on beer. that took place, ap- propriately enough, on April Fool's Day. Billy Bennett and: his boys upped the prices by five per cent. So, without the $1.20 deposit on the bottles, ’ the price of a case went up by 40 cents, with the result that we ; are now paying « nigh on They call that restraint? Did you: know, that about half of the money you pay ” for.a_ bottle ‘of: suds goes. to” government? - -Here’s the split.on a case ~ that costs $9.60: The feds have their snouts in there for.$1.32. The Liquor Distribution : Board markup i is 52:8 86 and a . -« The. provincial’ social’ ser- vice. tax: syamounts “to: 60.3 cents. And: the LDB, ‘charges: ‘the -system, ing the joint.” brewers five cents for han- dling the bottles, if you can beleive it. The grand total gov- ernment grab per case is just over $5.23. And that doesn’t ‘include all. the other taxes paid by the brewers — stuff like corporation tax, municipal tax, and so on. “Brewers are se regulated you'd think. Mao was “running the int’’ in spite of that, the NDP’s’ Alex MacDonald has just had. the gall to say that by dumping the fixed - price ‘the Socreds have given away the key ‘to the - breweries,--when in-fact the. Socreds’: ‘and: the; ‘NDP are united: -in drinkers. The truth is that the brewers: are.so. regulated you would think” Mae was runn- screwing ‘beer : They're allowed only one customer — the LDB, mean- ing the government. : They may charge what they like for their products, but whatever they charge, the price must be the same in the ‘boonies as it is iu Vancouver. What that means is that we are subsidizing lushes in places like Port Hardy. Why should we do that? Are! California lettuces the same price in booneyland? Are Jlowa spuds? Is there a universal price on butter? ; No. What there is is a vote, and no government has the guts to tell the boonies to pay the. market price for their booze.. Which is in- furiating, considering that they get cleaner air and, cheaper real estate than we. - do, and have chickens laying . cheap eggs. in. their front | yards. The brewers are being discriminated against. We are being discriminated against. Someone should lay ‘charges under the charter, of ‘rights. Meanwhile; | I -have an - immediate . solution to the "problem. Make your own beer. ‘Tive “been doing it for years. Oh, when I’m lazy or too busy ° writing columns, I may pick up a case at the liquor store. But that happens only, rare- ed remote © 12 Position electronic channel tuner ° Full 8 hour recording e 10 day, 1 event programmable My Canadian lager is delish. So is my British bit- ter. Sorry I can't let you have any. When the sons come over, they slurp away at the stuff like orcs. And now they too are brewing. For what you pay for one case, I can make five-and- a-half cases. But please don't tell everybody. If liquor store sales drop off too much, the home brews will be taxed off the shelf, too. \ control “ALSO SAVE 15% OFF ALL OTHER VCR’S 980-9341 “Only you'll know how little you paid” 1175 LYNN VALLEY ROAD NORTH VANCOUVER PeOPLes* Jewellery Repair Sale! HERE’S ed A FEW pair s vee Retail Sale Price Ring Sizing, smaller ............ Sion s7 50 Ladies’ Larger ................ $17.00 $ 1 | 00 Gents’ Larger ................. $20.00 s] 400 4 Claws ...... Chain Repair ... __ Shanks and all other repairs by Estimate only Plus all wath ig PCO OPLeS* “Park Royal Store & WOOD WINDOWS DESIGNED FOR RENOVATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION * any size required * energy efficient, double weather stripped © sealed unit glazing — % inch air space © no finger joins used * bays — bows — casement —- awning — tixed — octagons Manufactured locally by Decker Lake Forest Products Ltd. 2526 Davies Ave., Pt. Coq. For quotations please phone 464-2188 - $8.00 e Pacific Centre . | SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH Take Cherge With Your Zetars Crect Account!