DON’T TAX MY BEER!

Aren’t beer prices high enough?

As the ridiculous price of beer keeps growing, a new bill in Oregon has been purposed that would increase the tax on beer 1900 percent! Oregon State Senators Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland) and Bill Morrisette (D-Springfield) have again purposed a ludicrous increase on Oregon’s beer tax.

How will it affect me?

With the state facing increasing budget shortfalls, this tax purposes a much larger threat than many of the purposed beer tax increases in years past. The 1900 percent increase would bring Oregon’s beer tax from $2.60 per barrel to $52.65 per barrel! According to Brett Joyce, the owner of Rouge brewing, the new purposed beer tax will cost beer drinkers $175 million and raise the average price of a pint to $6.00!

What can I do stop this?

Write your State senator. Explain to them how badly this bill would cripple one of the extraordinary industries that gives Oregon its uniqueness. Politely explain to them that if they don’t vote no on this bill, they will lose your vote (that will get their attention). Click here to locate your local Senator.

I’m also encouraging anyone who finds this to be as ridiculous as I do to contact the two Senators in charge of this despicable bill and urge them to realize how absurd this bill is. Here is the contact information to Oregon beer drinkers’ least favorite elected State Senators.

Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland)

503-493-172
sen.jackiedingfelder@state.or.us’

Bill Morrisette (D-Springfield)

503-986-1706
sen.billmorrisette@state.or.us