It's not a blue or red state thing, besides Penn. is a red state, it
just plays a blue state on TV.
Scott Loveless wrote:
> Stan Halpin wrote:
>
>> The mind boggles when trying to understand the variation in liquor
>> pricing and availability within the U.S.
>>
>> In the U.S., some states, like North Carolina and Virginia are
>> blessed with state-run liquor stores. In those states there is no
>> option but to buy your spirits from the state-run ABC (or distill
>> your own). But wine (sometimes, some states) and beer are in the
>> grocery stores, the "quick stop" stores, etc. The states, in their
>> beneficence, do not provide low prices for their goods, but the mark-
>> up is not too exorbitant either. In Missouri, when I moved there 24
>> years ago, I could buy spirits, wine, and beer in any grocery store,
>> as long as it wasn't Sunday. At the time, across the river in Kansas,
>> you couldn't buy anything beyond watered-down beer anywhere except an
>> ABC store, nor could you buy alcoholic drinks in a public restaurant.
>> Which led to the fiction of many many "private clubs" restricted in
>> membership to those who could walk or wheel through the door and pay
>> $1 for a membership. Now I can buy anything anywhere at any time in
>> Kansas and Missouri, except that spirits are still controlled by the
>> ABC in Kansas. At very decent prices in my Missouri stores (with
>> single malts, for example, often lower than prices at duty-free shops
>> in Heathrow). In Michigan where I frequently travel, the anything/
>> anywhere rules apply, except before noon on Sunday and then it is
>> nothing/nowhere.
>>
>
> This is one of the many things I miss about Missouri. Being able to
> walk into any liquor, grocery or convenience store and buy whatever I
> wanted was nice. Here in the People's Republic (Pennsylvania) the State
> has a very tight grip on liquor distribution. I read somewhere that PA
> is the world's 2nd largest alcohol buyer. You would think, with their
> buying power, that booze would be a bit more reasonable. To the
> contrary, they levy an 18.5% liquor tax on top of the normal sales tax.
> Yay for PA! Not only am I overcharged, my selection is at the mercy
> of what the Liquor Control Board decides to stock.
>
> Beer is a little different, but still inconvenient. I have to go to a
> beer "distributor" and can only buy by the case. Selection is often
> limited in the smaller stores. Beer can be purchased in take-out six
> packs from local bars - at bar prices. Whee!
>
> The LCB also regulates the number of licenses for restaurants. I have
> never lived anywhere else that had restaurants with BYOB signs on the door.
>
> In Missouri I could go grocery shopping and come home with wine, whisky
> and all the beer I wanted - all from 1 store. Here, that would involve
> at least 3 stores, costs considerably more and pisses me off to no end.
> For a blue state, PA is a bit too conservative for my tastes. </rant>
>
>
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