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Opinion Today: Would you pay a little extra for a drink if that saved lives?

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Alcohol-related deaths are a crisis, and taxes are a known solution. | May 4, 2023 By Deputy Directo

Alcohol-related deaths are a crisis, and taxes are a known solution. 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By the count of the Centers for Disease Control, [about 140,000 deaths per year in the United States](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNiJ9P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wMS9oZWFsdGgvYWxjb2hvbC1kZWF0aHMtd29ya2luZy1hZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDUwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc0MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIwODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRfZ1TZF-KeaJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) are the result of injuries or disease caused by alcohol. Only one of these two tragedies has the nation’s attention. The other has been normalized to the point where we seemingly don’t consider more than 100,000 lives lost to a preventable cause a crisis. While winning the war on drugs is now far out of reach, we do actually know how to reduce American fatalities from excessive drinking. The answer is taxes. More of them. On alcohol. That’s the solution we explore in [an Opinion Video today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNiJ9P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2FsY29ob2wtdGF4LWNvc3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA1MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTE3NDEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUX2dU2RfinmiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). About a half-century worth of research has shown that raising taxes on alcohol reduces alcohol-related deaths. [According to researchers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNiJ9P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly9hanBoLmFwaGFwdWJsaWNhdGlvbnMub3JnL2RvaS9lcHViLzEwLjIxMDUvQUpQSC4yMDA5LjE4NjAwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDUwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc0MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIwODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRfZ1TZF-KeaJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a rough rule of thumb holds that a 10 percent increase in the price of alcohol reduces drinking by 5 percent or more. In some ways, my comparison to fentanyl is unfair and unneeded. The insidious nature of drug syndicates lacing pills to increase America’s habit is incomparable. But America’s failed war on drugs has led many experts to believe we should be focusing on [harm reduction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNiJ9P0TQaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJsaWNoZWFsdGguamh1LmVkdS8yMDIyL3doYXQtaXMtaGFybS1yZWR1Y3Rpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA1MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTE3NDEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUX2dU2RfinmiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — strategies to reduce deaths and suffering — instead of on ineffective prohibition and enforcement measures. Why shouldn’t that same philosophy carry over to a legal and widely used drug like alcohol? Yes, we know taxes aren’t fun. But even an increase of pennies per drink could lead to fewer car crashes, lower rates of liver disease, a dip in crime — even fewer cases of sexually transmitted diseases. Would you be willing to pay such a tax if you knew it could save lives? 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The nation is struggling to build them. By The Editorial Board](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNiJ9P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNC9vcGluaW9uL25lcGEtcGVybWl0dGluZy1yZWZvcm0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDUwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc0MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIwODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRfZ1TZF-KeaJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNiJ9P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNC9vcGluaW9uL25lcGEtcGVybWl0dGluZy1yZWZvcm0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDUwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc0MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIwODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRfZ1TZF-KeaJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [GUEST ESSAY First Silicon Valley Bank, Now First Republic. How Worried Should We Be About a Financial Crisis? The banking crisis may just be getting started. 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By Jessica Chen Weiss](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNiJ9P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLXVzLXdvcmxkLW9yZGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA1MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTE3NDEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUX2dU2RfinmiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNiJ9P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLXVzLXdvcmxkLW9yZGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA1MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTE3NDEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUX2dU2RfinmiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [DAVID FIRESTONE A Spirited Governor’s Race Brings Hope in Mississippi An outspoken Democrat (and Elvis’s second cousin) makes a strong case to end the state’s culture of corruption and improve the health of its citizens. 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