Remember When
April 22nd, 2014 at 9:49:32 PM permalink | |
zippyboy Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 665 |
Hilarious that some ass-backwards states make it hard to buy liquor, and more and more states are making marijuana legal. |
April 23rd, 2014 at 2:53:16 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
They keep talking about dismantling and privatizing it but the workers union is too entrenched. The President is a fink. |
April 23rd, 2014 at 3:44:14 AM permalink | |
chickenman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 368 | Still call them that here He's everywhere, he's everywhere...! |
April 23rd, 2014 at 5:10:52 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
Where is "here?" The President is a fink. |
April 23rd, 2014 at 6:04:30 AM permalink | |
chickenman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 368 | New England He's everywhere, he's everywhere...! |
April 23rd, 2014 at 10:10:47 AM permalink | |
TheCesspit Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 1929 |
Same up here in BC and Ontario. I believe the Ontario Liquor Board is one of the biggest purchaser's of alcohol in the world. The BCGEU here threatened to strike if the Liquor Distribution Board was privatized in a recent plan. Be happy to see that happen, despite all their cheering about the amount of tax they generate... quite simply this sort of tax gains can be gathered from the existing sales taxes anyways, and I don't believe the state needs to be in the business of retail. It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life |
April 23rd, 2014 at 2:38:15 PM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Its clear that retail sales can exist without damage to the people or the industry. My only question for Canada would be concerning their Indigenous peoples reservations where bottles of booze can easily fetch several hundred percent in profits for a smugger. |
April 23rd, 2014 at 10:59:24 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | In 1933, just four days before the sale of alcohol became legal in Pennsylvania, the Liquor Control Board was officially organized. Upon its creation, Governor Gifford Pinchot stated that the purpose of the Board was to discourage the purchase of alcoholic beverages by making it as inconvenient and expensive as possible. In the past 80 years vested interests have developed around the law. Even small proposed changes create a firestorm. Since bars are permitted to sell up to two six packs of beers (max 192 ounces or 12*16 ounces) , the definition of "bar" has been stretched to the breaking point in recent years. New grocery stores now have a "bar" attached to the side where at least 95% of the beers are sold "to go". Markups are predictably huge. Authorized beer distributors who are required to sell a case, can sell them in 7 (pony bottles), 12, 16 and 20 ounce bottles. A case of pony bottles is only 24*7=168 ounces. The pony bottle was introduced in 1933 at the repeal of prohibition and is fairly unique to Pennsylvania. A number of states only sell hard liquor through state owned stores, but Pennsylvania is one of a very few control that sells wine by the state. Even local wineries have to technically sell their product to the state, which gives them a special license to resell. Because liquor licenses for restaurants are difficult and costly to obtain, there is a small loophole where a restaurant is allowed to offer a courtesy gift of a glass of wine with a meal special. But it cannot be refilled. |
April 23rd, 2014 at 11:34:33 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | When I moved to Calif in the 70's, all the grocery stores sold hard liquor. The big chains, like Safeway, even had they own label of vodka, whiskey and rum. Incredibly cheap, a half gallon was like $5. We didn't have this in MI yet, and I knew it was the way god intended. Most if not all grocery chains sell liquor now, even Walmart. How you can stand not changing the laws in PA is a mystery. The convenience of this is beyond belief, for those of us who remember that liquor stores were the only place to buy liquor. But not on Sunday. Up until the late 70, we were dry on Sundays, even in bars. What a colossal pain in the ass. Exactly 2 miles from my house is a gas station with a liquor license. I can't tell you the times I've gotten low and run down there for a liter of something. They make a killing selling it, more power to them. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
April 24th, 2014 at 9:31:29 AM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
Here in NE PA we have a few groceries and delis, most notably Wegmans, that serve food and use that to get around the restriction on selling carry out 6 packs. The craft beer sales business is flat out booming up here. |