Thanks Tom. Important to get the facts out. I wonder why there is no mention of hard liquor. It seems to me that the type of heavy-drinking alcoholic who would be the likely cause of much of the expense to the state would be getting loaded on cheap vodka or some other junk spirit. And putting super high taxes on wine would have little or no impact on that group. So what's the point?
Who else is affected here? Consumers worldwide who have fallen hopelessly in love with Oregon wine. What’s the point? Clearly, this is a way to raise money for the state of Oregon without having to tell Oregonians their taxes were raised. And, without reading this post, all of the rest of us who so dearly love Oregon wine will simply think “Golly, Oregon wine is sure getting expensive. Maybe we’ll just go back to California Cabernet?”
this should be on the front page of every newspaper in Oregon. Hiding this report is a direct shot at the Oregon wine industry.
Exactly. Thank you Tom.
Thanks Tom. Important to get the facts out. I wonder why there is no mention of hard liquor. It seems to me that the type of heavy-drinking alcoholic who would be the likely cause of much of the expense to the state would be getting loaded on cheap vodka or some other junk spirit. And putting super high taxes on wine would have little or no impact on that group. So what's the point?
Who else is affected here? Consumers worldwide who have fallen hopelessly in love with Oregon wine. What’s the point? Clearly, this is a way to raise money for the state of Oregon without having to tell Oregonians their taxes were raised. And, without reading this post, all of the rest of us who so dearly love Oregon wine will simply think “Golly, Oregon wine is sure getting expensive. Maybe we’ll just go back to California Cabernet?”