Buck a beer

[5.4MarkVIII]

People were criticizing the buck a beer plan. I said it was a move to show against the government run beer monopoly that we have been saddle with for ever.
Who does a government run beer monopoly benefit?

Well it sure helped this guy

https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2018/09/20/extravagant-in-every-way-beer-barons-estate-on-the-market.html

[Slick_89_Hatch]

Wow......
I have yet to try any of the $1 beers but am curious to try some of the PC products. Their food items are almost always good and the beer is actually brewed by some not so massive breweries across Canada that are known for making pretty good beer, eg Big Rock Brewery in AB.

[newbiestangowner]

Sorry, where is this buck a beer? My grocery store I get it for 2.50 ( I think that’s pretty good)


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[stangstevers]

The term buck used for money was created in 1956... with inflation buck a beer really means 2.67 in today’s money.

[RedSN]

Lowering the minimum price of beer cost the PCs nothing. Why even have a minimum price? Why didn’t the PCs remove the regulation entirely?

Lakeport introduced buck-a-beer in the early ‘90’s to gain market share dominated by Molsons and Labatts. Around the same time the big 2 were pushing high alcohol “ice” beers. MADD din’t like any of this, so they got the Liberals to legislate a minimum price for beer of $1.25.

You want to help out your fellow Ontarioan with lower beer prices? How about NOT raising the tax 3 cents a litre come November 1. Part of the 2015 liberal budget calls for the beer tax to go up in another month. How about squashing that?

Just for the record:
https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/beer-basic-tax-rate.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&strip=all

[5.4MarkVIII]

not looking for beer for a buck, I just understand the point the pc's were going for, yes it was an easy political win for them. one more kept promise,

I dont drink big box brew, ive got no problem paying more for the superior product being made by many many small local craft brewers

[92redragtop]

People were criticizing the buck a beer plan. I said it was a move to show against the government run beer monopoly that we have been saddle with for ever.
Who does a government run beer monopoly benefit?

Well it sure helped this guy

https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2018/09/20/extravagant-in-every-way-beer-barons-estate-on-the-market.html

So you think he made all that money as CEO of a brewery in Ontario? Didn't really have much to do with Ontario pricing - most of the wealth came from financial transactions (stock options and grants related to M&A activity).

[5.4MarkVIII]

well he started there then ran interbrew when they bought out Labatt, (interbrew being the largest brewer co in the world)

of course investments were part of it, but I don't see the point in paying down the large sums of money he made running companies directly benefitting off government set monopolies

[92redragtop]

well he started there then ran interbrew when they bought out Labatt, (interbrew being the largest brewer co in the world)

of course investments were part of it, but I don't see the point in paying down the large sums of money he made running companies directly benefitting off government set monopolies

Again, I don't think an Ontario government beer monopoly created those kinds of riches - the IB transaction was massive and he got huge payouts plus IB global sales dwarfs Ontario so local government policy doesn't support the argument for his current position.

That said, if Ford really wants to do something for Ontarians then cut excess taxes like alcohol, gas, income, etc.

[stangstevers]

I’d rather pay taxes on vices like beer than almost half my bonus eaten by both governments. They took a well equipped Hyundai from me this year on that lol

[5.4MarkVIII]

cant just cut taxes, we are still saddled with huge amounts of dept thanks to the liberals.
that's why he is trying to save money but tackling ineffichant parts of government

[stangstevers]

I'm not one to point out spelling but ineffichant? :P

Fuck am I ever behind at playing guitar... Need to get back into it. Got a show lined up next summer, I'm used to looking like an idiot but in person in front of 1000~1500 people. I think I will wear a wig and sun glasses lol

Why is Gilmore so annoyingly good at creating solos...

EDIT: sorry... wrong topic hahaha FREE POST.

[5.4MarkVIII]

I’m gonna blame autocorrect for not stepping in. Lol

[stangstevers]

This is how AI will destroy us all... with auto-correct. Wars will be started because a politician's attempt to write "let us avoid war" turns into "lettuce advance in war"

[Darkhorse]

How about buck a day parking at Hospitals?

[83 5.0]

I was recently in Spain for vacation, 6.99 euros bought you 12 San Miguel beer.

[newbiestangowner]

I was recently in Spain for vacation, 6.99 euros bought you 12 San Miguel beer.

So about 11 Canadian?


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[mavrrrick]

Next on the agenda....Buck a joint!!! ;p

[RedSN]

You want to help out your fellow Ontarioan with lower beer prices? How about NOT raising the tax 3 cents a litre come November 1. Part of the 2015 liberal budget calls for the beer tax to go up in another month. How about squashing that?


The Ontario government says it will cancel a scheduled increase in the provincial beer tax that was set to kick in next month.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/province-scraps-beer-tax-increase-planned-by-previous-government-1.4860052

http://i.imgur.com/bRetADl.gif

[83 5.0]

Hope when the honeymoon is over for Dougie, he can drill down and get the finances balanced out.
Maybe time for the Conservatives to negotiate a 20 year mortgage on the debt with interest rates so low, and then balanced budgets from here on in.
I don't want to hear any Liberal shaming after a year in, your now in power, Get Er Done Dougie!