HALF OF STATES HAVE TAX INCREASES ON TABLE

And not a drop to drink.That's right. Twenty-five states have proposed increases in beer excise taxes, and increasing by the day. Hardly a day goes by that a state doesn't debate alcohol taxes to help pay for the worst state government budget deficits since WWII. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell proposed one of the most draconian hikes (met with boos from the gallery when he announced it), from 8 cents a gallon to a quarter a gallon, or about 45 cents