Old Crow Wrote:
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> > OK, privatize the ABC. End the monopoly!
> >
> > Now, what taxes do you want raise (a lot) to
> > replace the ABC money? Sales? Income?
> Gasoline?
> >
> > Wake up people, something has to replace that
> > revenue.
> >
> > Personally, I like it the way it is. I haven't
> > set foot in an ABC store in more than a decade
> (I
> > just matured to the point that getting stupid
> > drunk no longer had any appeal). Those other
> > taxes I mentioned would impact me (big time).
> >
> > Let's hear suggestions for alternative revenue
> > sources
>
>
> Exactly. Like most Republican initiatives,
> privatization would be good for a shot in the arm
> and nothing else. Just like Bob's "transportation
> plan" where he took on a bunch of debt but has
> still failed to adequately fund year-to-year
> improvements or maintenance. Unfortunately the
> idiots who vote here don't see past next week.
>
> It also is usually a sweet deal for anyone buying
> the assets. They rarely sell government assets at
> market value for some reason. After Bobby McD
> left office, the next guy would have to figure out
> how to make up for the shortfall the ABC revenue
> used to pay for.
>
> I say keep ABC the way it is, and if anything,
> expand the selection or allow people to order
> things they don't stock. I'd love to be able to
> order some bottle of scotch they don't feel like
> stocking.
>
> Ever lived in a state with private liquor stores?
> You get shady looking shit hole stores with some
> red-nosed drunkard working the counter.
Here is Ralphs - akin to Giant:
The outside of a Ralphs
Yep, very shady.
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