tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post8918616944011161283..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Beer Stimulus?Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-90815785190617500832010-02-12T08:58:51.931-08:002010-02-12T08:58:51.931-08:00This is actually a great time to talk taxes -- whe...This is actually a great time to talk taxes -- when it's not supercharged by the Ben Cannons of the world. <br /><br />More from the Beer Institute:<br /><br />What a Beer Tax Rollback WILL and WON'T Do<br /><br />* A beer tax roll back will give beer drinkers, typically working Americans with modest incomes, a break. The total tax burden for beer drinkers is nearly 70% higher that it is Deadhead65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-30412822465728541732010-02-12T08:53:10.182-08:002010-02-12T08:53:10.182-08:00Remind me again why we need a Federal excise tax i...Remind me again why we need a Federal excise tax in the first place? Other than "because we can"? <br /><br />From the Beer Institute website:<br /><br />"In 1990, Congress raised taxes on luxury items like expensive cars, fur coats, jewelry, yachts, and private airplanes and doubled the federal excise tax on beer. This was the largest single increase in the tax on beer in AmericanDeadhead65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-18569643403431643532010-02-11T15:33:25.067-08:002010-02-11T15:33:25.067-08:00Great comments guys. I know politics in this forum...Great comments guys. I know politics in this forum are an absolute 'against the rules' thing. But I love the remarks, and agree.<br /><br />But take special care and notice... that craft breweries/brewpubs are a perfect example of small business, supply and demand, and also free-market principles.<br /><br />Cheers!DOSiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406354869646971733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-11402386058779418542010-02-11T11:29:13.232-08:002010-02-11T11:29:13.232-08:00A healthy company is more likely to hire. A strug...A healthy company is more likely to hire. A struggling company is more likely to pocket the the extra money (or pay down debt or sock it away in a reserve). Makes sense to me if you want to create jobs, you give the money to the companies that have shown the can create the most bang for the buck.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190744835642613081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-85016600231611011822010-02-11T10:37:31.790-08:002010-02-11T10:37:31.790-08:00The politics of economic stimulus, rather than the...The politics of economic stimulus, rather than the realities of said stimulus, are at work here. Agree with DOSiR that we are not likely to see a change in retail prices of craft beer. However, the stimulus presumption is that those breweries who hold on to more money may be inclined to use it for expansion, which creates economic activity and increases jobs. It's far fetched given the small Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522969360434191018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-22387144460414976882010-02-11T10:24:21.397-08:002010-02-11T10:24:21.397-08:00Less taxes is always good in my book! Though maybe...Less taxes is always good in my book! Though maybe unfavorable to the Multnomah Countians.. :) <br /><br />If the bill passes though.. I highly doubt prices will drop on any of the breweries products. They will just keep the extra profit. Just a guess.<br /><br />Sometimes the diacytl is needed, to let you know what you are drinking, and to also remind you of what you want to be drinking.DOSiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406354869646971733noreply@blogger.com