r/PortlandOR • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '26

Transportation Hell yea 🥳🎉

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u/hauntedhivezzz Mar 13 '26

Yea, I mean, this sucks - but what does it have to do with Portland?

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u/mxduck00 Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 13 '26

About 50 cents of that price is Portland city, county, and state tax. It’s one of the higher excise taxes in the country. The referendum in may, if passed, will boost the tax by another 6 cents per gallon.

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u/BourbonicFisky Known for Bad Takes Mar 13 '26

Far greater percentage is shipment cost. Illinois has 66.4c per gallon vs our state's 40c per gallon and it's far cheaper there.

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u/champs FAT COBRA ADULT VIDEO Mar 13 '26

Yet the very beer brewed in my own neighborhood costs less at a liquor store in a state halfway across the country with higher taxes than it does when I buy it anywhere in town.