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Liquor initiatives: What price?

Written January 14th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Would liquor cost more or less in Oregon if the state gave up its monopoly on selling the stuff? Experience in Washington state says that with privatization, the price goes up. But there seems to be some confusion on that point, stirred up by a story in the Salem newspaper a few days ago.


 
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