you don t know me. why is it illegal to do it in your house? well they can t tax that. it all boils back to the government getting their part. good ole uncle sam, i don t mean jackson. see back in 1791 sand alex zander hamilton imposed a tax on wis ski. avoiding tho avoidi avoiding those tacks led to moon shine. how important is moon shine to the culture of being from this part of country? people think about this area as being coal mines does there was that level of importance? i don t think so so lot of people still do this. what do you like better working in the coal mine or making moon shine? making moon shine by far.
so, it all boils back to the government getting nir part. the government is like, wait, that s not fair. want our part. good old uncle sam. in 1791 alexander hamilton decided to impose a luxury tax on whisky, which the people did not take too kindly to because they just left another country because of taxes. also, they like drinking whisky. avoiding those taxes led to the term moonshine. they made whisky by the moon. the. how important is moonshine to the culture of being from this part of the country? people think about this area as being coal mines. does that have this level of importance? i think so. a lot of people still do this. what do you like better, working in a coal mine or making moonshine? making moonshine by far. everybody that comes in wants to do this but you re going to get to try this today. all right. all right.
he was a great deal of fun to be with, whether you agreed with him or not. he really was a titan of the law. his view of the constitution, that it means what the framers said and not everybody except obviously, you have to mean what they said, but you have to go back to what they meant in 1791? the majority of the court doesn t go along with that. for example, he said we might think punishment is cruel and unusual today, that doesn t matter. it s not cruel and unusual in 1971. julie: it thank you very much for your insight and expertise. jon: the vote is underway. our shannon bream covers the supreme court for us down in washington and she joins us now. this is interesting, because this is a man that to a lot of people on paper said he s got a columbia harbored he is
trump. reporter: the tiny town sits along the banks of the ohio river. something about the water here. you get it in your blood and you don t want to leave. reporter: they can tell you when it started, 1791 and when they believe it will die. 2018. june of 2018. reporter: when two large coal plants are projected to close. the news broke just after the election. it was a shock to myself and friends and co-workers, family, people in the local community. i think some people are still in shock. reporter: as it stands now, the union says about 700 jobs will be lost in a town of 2000. the coal supplier says it will cut an additional 1500. tax revenues and property values will plummet. what about all those rallies, all those promises of jobs and
ohio river. something about the water here. you get it in your blood and you don t want to leave. reporter: folks can tell you when the town started, 1791, and when they believe it will die. 2018. june of 2018 is the last i heard. reporter: that s when two large coal-fired plants are projected to close. the news broke just after the election. it was definitely a shock to myself and friend and co-workers, family, people in the local community. some people are still in shock. as it stands now, the union says about 700 jobs will be lost in a town of just 2000 people. the coal supplier says it will cut an additional 1500 jobs, tax revenues and property values will plum net. wh what about all those rallies and promises of jobs and reeninjur reenergizing coal?