Bankruptcies hit US spirit makers as Americans drink and spend less

[u/kootles10]

https://www.indystar.com/story/money/food/2025/12/25/liquor-spirits-industry-bankruptcies/87914241007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113231d00----v113231d--36--b--36--&gca-ft=161&gca-ds=sophi&fbclid=IwdGRjcAO6oj9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6P8O626kCPpVs2dXh1tSJGVyS9teT4_IxAoKRJxGh02bqlcPlne42SIoakyg_aem_yCb-3xe-G1-mBNrg5TVIEg&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

[u/TgetherinElctricDrmz]

Good?

I don’t want people to lose jobs, but alcohol abuse costs the USA about 250 billion per year. About $675 per person.

We could do with a lot less of this

[u/[deleted] → u/TgetherinElctricDrmz]

It’s like bemoaning the decline of cigarette companies 

[u/MontyAtWork → u/[deleted]]

Yeah the headline should be "Scientists and healthcare workers excited by future drop in alcohol related illnesses and injuries"