Re: JUDAH!! RED ALERT! W00p! W00p!

2009-02-16 Thread Judah McAuley
Yeah, I've been following it. I'm not sure I trust the numbers on either side. I support a raise in the beer tax, it makes sense to me. And the beverage distribution lobby in Oregon is a slimy bunch. They were notorious for sending state legislators on junkets to Hawaii and similar stunts until et

JUDAH!! RED ALERT! W00p! W00p!

2009-02-16 Thread Gruss Gott
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. 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 prod