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.

Originally Posted by 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

[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]

[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

[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

Originally Posted by 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?"

[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?

Best regards,

Steve

Originally Posted by 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!

[oldpaganfreak]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[oldpaganfreak]

Originally Posted by Dantheman62

need a roommate opf?, LOL!

sure, dan. there's always room in the valley!

[Luminari]

Originally Posted by Steve_A

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'

[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.

[Humble Janitor]

Originally Posted by Steve_A

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]

Originally Posted by Humble Janitor

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!

[Humble Janitor]

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