... now in the ill state of IL, on
candy, booze and soap (... latter two lending new relevance to the idea of "bathtub gin"?...)
And typically, the law is more complicated than necessary, for example, "candy"
with flour is exempt. Hm. Must be a
TWIX lobbyist around somewhere!
(Good thing you changed those vending machines, DejaVu.)
Oh, and don't forget
Driver's License Renewal goes up from $15 to more than double, $35, on 10-11-09! 
Candy, soap, alcohol taxes take effect
BY MIKE HELENTHAL
Commercial-News
DANVILLE — If your response to recent economic trouble has been a good, stiff drink, beware: You may not be able to afford the next round. And the same goes if eating candy or taking a nice, soapy shower makes you feel better.
Illinois on Tuesday instituted changes in the sales-tax code that include excise increases on liquor and a reclassification of certain candies and personal-hygiene items from the state’s “low rate” tax of 1 percent.
Under the changes, certain medicated soaps and shampoos that don’t require a prescription, and flourless candy, were recategorized under the state’s “high-rate” tax of 6.25 percent.
Alcohol sellers will see the steepest increase, with the tax on what liquor stores pay distributors for a gallon of wine rising from 73 cents to $1.39, and what they pay for a gallon of beer jumping from 18.5 cents to 24 cents. The hard-liquor rate will almost double from $4.50 to $8.55 a gallon.
More (with public comments at end) at
http://www.commercial-news.com/local/local_story_245014011.htmlWinston, you should know that the state needs that money more than you do. They need it so they can give $40,000,000 to Chicago State University for their unwanted and unknown construction project. Don't be so greedy by thinking that you should be able to keep some of your hard earned money. They need that money in Chicago, so quit being so stingy. ( hee, hee, hee ) Besides, after you're absolutely broke and need to be in intensive care, it will be free.
