tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615167450635521323.post378634221165551916..comments2023-10-26T09:57:43.061-05:00Comments on Nebraska Beer: The impact of the government shutdown on the craft beer industry.Nick S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10220435844948260684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615167450635521323.post-45891949581090482412013-10-09T21:40:07.620-05:002013-10-09T21:40:07.620-05:00I would genuinely support somebody that I honestly...I would genuinely support somebody that I honestly believed had the best interest in both the American public and the craft beer industry in mind when it came to decreasing government regulation and cutting certain taxes, but I don't really believe there are too many people from either party that currently fit the mold. There has been no rush to pass either the bipartisan Small BREW act introduced by Sentor Ben Cardin of Maryland and Senator Susan Collins of Maine or the bipartisan BEER Act introduced by Senator Tom Latham of Iowa and Senator Ron Kind of Wisconsin, and there are members of the Unicameral here in Nebraska who have displayed reticence over lowering an exceedingly high excise tax on craft beer in this state. As of now, I'd simply like to see our state elect some people who are interested in governing and rational enough to be reasonable when it comes to negotiating a budget impasse. As for the Tea Party, they haven't been all that friendly to the craft beer industry in neighboring Kansas. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615167450635521323.post-40774465488166637312013-10-09T20:18:26.077-05:002013-10-09T20:18:26.077-05:00Or perhaps the better response is to elect people ...Or perhaps the better response is to elect people to remove the feds from controlling the craft beer industry to begin with. (Of course that does no good to the businesses who already are "licensed" since increased competition wouldn't be good for them.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com