Picturing a teetotaler pouring a cup of tea, this anti-prohibition poster points out the fact that making alcohol illegal would see the government lose £1,500,000 a year (around $134 million in 2008). Political lobby groups often use tax takes to illustrate their points, but they don’t often advocate the retention of taxes.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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Eph-E-ALCOHOL-Continuance-1919-01
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