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What about the Tax Revenue? <br />In a survey compiled by the United Christian Action Inc of <br />Mb State of Florida in recent years, which included the costs of lir-uor <br />consumed, crime costs due to liquor, highway tragedy ascribed to liquor, <br />hj4T,ie.dependent children due to liquor, added insuragce costs, and in- <br />dustrial loss due to liquor, it was found that for every $1.00 of beer, <br />gine and whiskey tax collected, including all license fees, the citizens <br />of Florida were spending $20.64 for alcohol -involved costs. <br />Do y -)u realize that just 2% of the drunk drivers cause 50% <br />of the traffic acc$dents where liquor is invloved, in the state of <br />. Florida.(Nat•l Safety Council) In addition, more man hours are lost <br />nationwide because of alcohol than for any other reason.. Its a billion <br />dollar hangover. One additional hour can add to this statistic. <br />What can you place on the good side of the chart of the some <br />40 establishments here in Vero. What good can one more hour bring. <br />A little #ore money fhr. the owner. At whose expense.. How do you measure <br />a human life which can be lost because of ONE MORE HOUR. <br />P.S. <br />thankyou. <br />;jk An argument live heard is that there will be more drunk drivers <br />on the roads going to f3t. iucie and.3revard counties for that <br />extra hour. This is completely illogical. Anyone needing a drinig <br />that Badly will be a danger within the city limits as well as out <br />on our highways. For the most part, traffic to other -counties <br />will be workers in establishments here, sober, hopefully, that <br />will travel for that one hour of part*ing. <br />F13 <br />.,�,C.� <br />NOV 171977 <br />ROOK ?ACE 4.14 <br />.. s <br />v <br />r <br />What about the Tax Revenue? <br />In a survey compiled by the United Christian Action Inc of <br />Mb State of Florida in recent years, which included the costs of lir-uor <br />consumed, crime costs due to liquor, highway tragedy ascribed to liquor, <br />hj4T,ie.dependent children due to liquor, added insuragce costs, and in- <br />dustrial loss due to liquor, it was found that for every $1.00 of beer, <br />gine and whiskey tax collected, including all license fees, the citizens <br />of Florida were spending $20.64 for alcohol -involved costs. <br />Do y -)u realize that just 2% of the drunk drivers cause 50% <br />of the traffic acc$dents where liquor is invloved, in the state of <br />. Florida.(Nat•l Safety Council) In addition, more man hours are lost <br />nationwide because of alcohol than for any other reason.. Its a billion <br />dollar hangover. One additional hour can add to this statistic. <br />What can you place on the good side of the chart of the some <br />40 establishments here in Vero. What good can one more hour bring. <br />A little #ore money fhr. the owner. At whose expense.. How do you measure <br />a human life which can be lost because of ONE MORE HOUR. <br />P.S. <br />thankyou. <br />;jk An argument live heard is that there will be more drunk drivers <br />on the roads going to f3t. iucie and.3revard counties for that <br />extra hour. This is completely illogical. Anyone needing a drinig <br />that Badly will be a danger within the city limits as well as out <br />on our highways. For the most part, traffic to other -counties <br />will be workers in establishments here, sober, hopefully, that <br />will travel for that one hour of part*ing. <br />F13 <br />.,�,C.� <br />NOV 171977 <br />ROOK ?ACE 4.14 <br />.. s <br />