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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:19 PM Original message |
New Beer Tax Is Bitter for Brewers (by about 2000%) |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. how are they |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. same way they justify the hikes in cigarette tax. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. From a penny a bottle to a dime |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. But is that where it will go? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. That's not true |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Not necessarily. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. yes, tobacco settlement money |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Oops, the first reference is to the tobacco settlement money. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. They're funding what they say they're funding |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Beer drinkers & cigarrette smokers need to start protesting |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. I'm protesting by quitting... |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. I do... |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's nuts! |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. Well I am in favor of a reasonable increase of sin taxes. And $2 a six pack seems pretty reasonable. |
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GentryDixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Sin Tax. |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Esp. considering the horrible health problems brought on by excessive |
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GentryDixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I had a talk with my son about that. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I'd be in favor. nt |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. the corn lobby will never allow it. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'll tell you why this is happening. |
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bighart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. I would say that is a stretch given |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. If it's anything like federal Congress, I'd say it's not much of a stretch. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
11. So only beer produced in Oregon would see a tax increase? |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. That's a sure fire way to kill off a little more of the Oregon economy - |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. Looks like Prohibition is right around the corner in Oregon. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. I like sin taxes. nt |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. Why would a keg go up $40? It should go up $24.75 because of the tax. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Tax it all |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. Well, the bootleggers are rubbing their hands together . . . |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. i don't drink beer. so, i agree with this tax... |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. Maybe they should start taxing McDonalds heavily. |
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TheMadHatter (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. That would be the fair thing to do |
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Libertyfirst (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. Stop all the penny ante taxes. Legislators need the balls to enact |
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ozu (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
33. So ummm... |
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