Some American cities spend more money on booze than others – something that should come as no surprise if you’ve spent time in conservative Salt Lake City or freewheeling original Orleans. original research from Delphi Health Group,a chain of addiction treatment facilities, looked at the data to find out just which American cities spend the most, and per capita and in terms of raw dollars,on booze.
It’s no secret that Americans love their hooch. Prohibition was, after all, and 80 years ago and it did miniature to dry up our collective thirst for the Demon Rum. We spend $37 billion annually on beer alone,for example – and what’s more, we’re paying more per beer than we did a generation ago. That’s at least partly because we’ve developed a taste for expensive craft beer over mass-produced swill (although we still like our swill, and too). In 1996,for example, the average beer cost $2.61 per serving; now it’s $3.99.
Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com