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Old 26-03-2012, 20:07   #112
kestrelx
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Re: Minimum Price Alcohol

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
No, it won't hit the poor. It will hit those who buy supermarket loss leaders and two for one, and reduced price alcohol......those are the drinks that some people 'pre-load' on before setting off to the pub....so they are already half cut when they get to the pub........there is a difference between them, and those folk who are poor.
Those who get drunk at home and then go to the pub I wouldn't say are poor but are earning a wage. It will hit the poor as well who get drunk at home!
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