1900% beer tax - Rate the punishment
February 17th, 2009
I'll never move to Oregon"Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them.
Four Portland legislators joined a Springfield senator to introduce Oregon House Bill 2461, which would impose a $49.61 tax on each barrel of beer produced by Oregon brewers." That would mean, according to kgw.com, that a pint of beer would increase from $4.50 to $6.00. Are you kidding me? This is the kind of mentality that represents the average Oregon voter? I hope not, and I hope voters let these politicians know it. So, what would be a good punishment for this lunacy? Endless phone calls or letters? Protests outside their office? A beer day? Some kind of planned beer toast? Hey, I like that one. I might have to design a YTsWorld feature or design based on this story.
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