Beer hoarders stock up ahead of June 1 tax

[The Straight Story]

Beer hoarders stock up ahead of June 1 tax


From convenience stores to grocery stores - and even to the ballpark - Washingtonians will soon be paying more on things a lot of us buy.

The start of a new month on Tuesday means new taxes. In just a few days, purchases of bottled water and candy are going to cost extra.

But taking the biggest hit will be a summertime favorite - beer.

On Saturday, Anna-Maria Rodriguez-Lopez of Shoreline picked up two 12-packs of Michelob Ultra - a reduced calorie beer that she likes. Come Tuesday, that same purchase will cost a dollar more.

"I know it; I'm surprised," she says. "And I always come to see what the price is and everything. I'm surprised."

The new tax - 28 cents per six-pack - targets major-brand beers, which a majority of people buy.

Over the holiday weekend, however, dedicated beer drinkers could trigger their own 'hoarding' to save money down the road.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/420855_beer29.html

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. 28 cents a six pack?

BFD

[onehandle]

4. Hey, that's over six cents per beer!

Mmm... Beer.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Enjoy your skunky beer

I'll have mine fresh, thank you very much.

[The Straight Story]

3. I'll stick with rum and vodka :) (nt)

[mysuzuki2]

5. As far as I know, there is no special tax on barley, hops and

yeast anywhere. Washingtonians can make there own beer and save money.

[The Straight Story]

6. Won't work for long, look what they did with smokers

Had a tax on smokes, so people rolled their own, so they raised taxes on tobacco - it was $18.00/lb and went to $65/lb.

Give it time...

[leftstreet]

7. First they came for the smokers.... n/t