Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike

[peaceandlove]

Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike

Lawmakers say tax will help budget; brewers warn of lost jobs

02:02 PM PST on Monday, February 16, 2009
By ERIC ADAMS, kgw.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them.

Article Continues Here: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/wire.php?view=2780

[Steve_A]

Let them drink wine.




Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike

Lawmakers say tax will help budget; brewers warn of lost jobs

02:02 PM PST on Monday, February 16, 2009
By ERIC ADAMS, kgw.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them.

Article Continues Here: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/wire.php?view=2780

[oldpaganfreak]

taxing beer drinkers....just seems un-american..........
the stimulus package must contain tax credits for stocking wine cellars....
like steve said.
or marie antoinette??

want a little cake to go with that whine?

[Orion11]

sweet!!

illegalize it for all i care.

people arent allowed to use harmless cannabis..
but feeding your body straight poison is ok.

well BOOO to that.

pettyness abounds.

[Orion11]

damn duplicates..

[Dantheman62]

OK start gathering rocks to throw at me, it's ok I grew up in the 70's so I've been stoned before, LOL!
I think it's a good start!, and then they should double or triple the tax on wine and all other booze, and then move on to cigarettes and cigars. I think that alone would just about get us out of trouble financially.
And I'm no angel, I do partake in both evils, you play, you pay!
Oh and oldpaganfreak, isn't it "do you want a little cheese with that whine?"

[Orion11]

well said Dan. <3

and get ready the stones are comin!! lol

[Dantheman62]

:rasta:

[oldpaganfreak]

i'm a pot smoking, beer drinking hippy throwback.
i'm always willing to spark a dube and crack a brew with fun folks!!
:)

[Orion11]

sweet...

orion passes the strawberry diesel to oldpaganfreak. lol
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[Dantheman62]

need a roommate opf?, LOL!

[Steve_A]

Hi Dantheman62,

Now you've just gone too far this time! Tax the booze (except whisky - we should get a rebate on that), tax the fags, but don't tax my cigars for goodness sake!

What else would I do on the weekends?

Best regards,

Steve



OK start gathering rocks to throw at me, it's ok I grew up in the 70's so I've been stoned before, LOL!
I think it's a good start!, and then they should double or triple the tax on wine and all other booze, and then move on to cigarettes and cigars. I think that alone would just about get us out of trouble financially.
And I'm no angel, I do partake in both evils, you play, you pay!
Oh and oldpaganfreak, isn't it "do you want a little cheese with that whine?"

[Dantheman62]

HaHa, Oh and I need to ask a question!, where or how did you guys ever come up with calling cigarettes fags? I've been through this with Antaletriangle before, but I'm really curious where that came from. Any ideas? I mean did it start way back? or is it a new thing? When Antaletriangle was in Florida once he asked a guy for a fag and the guy looked at him like he had two heads!, LOL!

[Steve_A]

Hi Dantheman62,

I've always used the word 'fag' for a ciggie. I had a quick look for the origin.

It comes from the Greek word 'Faggot' which means a bundle of sticks,which is how a packet of ciggarettes appeared to be in the olden days when they were wrapped together.

Also in the past a famous brand of ciggarette was Woodbine or 'Woodies'.

Could there be a link? Who knows? Who really cares? :D

Best regards,

Steve


HaHa, Oh and I need to ask a question!, where or how did you guys ever come up with calling cigarettes fags? I've been through this with Antaletriangle before, but I'm really curious where that came from. Any ideas? I mean did it start way back? or is it a new thing? When Antaletriangle was in Florida once he asked a guy for a fag and the guy looked at him like he had two heads!, LOL!

[oldpaganfreak]

Hi Dantheman62,

I've always used the word 'fag' for a ciggie. I had a quick look for the origin.

It comes from the Greek word 'Faggot' which means a bundle of sticks,which is how a packet of ciggarettes appeared to be in the olden days when they were wrapped together.

yup, whole worlds of meaning can apply to the expression, 'blowing a fag,'
depending where in the world one lives.:lol3:

[oldpaganfreak]

need a roommate opf?, LOL!
sure, dan. there's always room in the valley!:original:

[Luminari]

It comes from the Greek word 'Faggot' which means a bundle of sticks


Thats very similar to the meaning of 'Fascism' or should we say 'Faggotism'
:lol3:

[peaceandlove]

I received an email from a friend recently saying these ads were from the 30's.
Personally, I quit drinking 14 years ago, but I do enjoy a non-alcoholic beer once in a while.

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[Humble Janitor]

Let them drink wine.

Umm, no.

Let's not tax beer. There are microbreweries that contribute to the economies in several states. Cripple them and you remove jobs and local products.

[Myra]

Umm, no.

Let's not tax beer. There are microbreweries that contribute to the economies in several states. Cripple them and you remove jobs and local products.

I agree! :sad:

[Humble Janitor]

I have a simple proposition for the PTB: Don't take my weed and my beer and I'll be just fine