Question about booze

[glockfan]

Double post

 

[glockfan]

The revenue they bring is far greater than what it costs to run the OLCC. Consider that nearly half of the price of a bottle of booze directly to the olcc.

Source?

 

[nubus]

The WA proposal to privatize was widely supported but poorly written.
I think they'll get it right soon enough.
The state's days in the liquor business are numbered.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

The WA proposal to privatize was widely supported but poorly written.
I think they'll get it right soon enough.
The state's days in the liquor business are numbered.

Maybe but I no longer trust the "wisdom" of WA State voters

 

[2506]

Maybe but I no longer trust the "wisdom" of WA State voters

This. Plus the Beer/Wine/Liquor lobby & distributor's lobby--lots of money to throw around.

 

[2506]

Source?

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[billdeserthills]

sin taxes, they do the same on tabacco and ammo.

Got to hurry up & get those drugs before the gov't makes em' legal!

 

[Blitzkrieg]

This. Plus the Beer/Wine/Liquor lobby & distributor's lobby--lots of money to throw around.

Yep. Money talks and our liberties walk, along with our excess taxes

 

[Kevatc]

Can anyone give me a educated reason as to why a state would want to be in the liquor business? Wouldn't the state coffers receive more money if they were collecting taxes from a multitude of private business liquor stores? I grew up in Wyoming where all liquor including beer and wine was sold in private business stores. I thought it was really weird to move to Oregon 25 years ago and be able to buy beer in a grocery store. My wife always marvels that you can just drive up to a liquor store drive up window and never even have to get out of your car to buy in Wyoming.

 

[glockfan]

Can anyone give me a educated reason as to why a state would want to be in the liquor business? Wouldn't the state coffers receive more money if they were collecting taxes from a multitude of private business liquor stores?

Because the state hates competition. They are a monopoly.

 

[rufus]

Because the state hates competition. They are a monopoly.

Land of the free oppressed, home of the brave naive.

 

[ak56]

I have heard that Washington State actually loses money on the operation of the State Liquor stores. The Democratic controlled state government wants to keep a large pool of workers dependent on the state, which will continue to vote them into government so they can keep their jobs.

 

[kenno]

All Socialist Goverments demand total control of thier subjects (and thier money) hence OR and WA state monopolys on gambeling, booze, drugs and someday, sex!
California settles for outrageous sales taxes and yet the booze still sells cheap because of capitalistic competition!

 

[2506]

I think it actually has more to do with the Bible-thumping, 'Family Values' crowd than anything else. Washington has some pretty archaic blue laws that are a hold-over from the myriad temperance groups influencing government policy back in the day.

California's use tax isn't any higher than ours. California does, however, have a very high income tax. Further, it's the fear of 'capitalistic competition' that made alcohol and distributorship special interest pour (see what I did there?) millions of dollars to keep the current system in place.

 

[coastal steelheader]

What's even more amazing than the depression-era state booze stores is that the fool voters here were swayed by a fear mongering political mailer campaign with "blood in the streets and dead children" BS and subsequently voted down two initiatives that would have ended state monopoly on hard booze sales and increased our personal liberty here

There's a genuine incentive here to build a still and hide it out in the woods away from them revenuers

That's just par for the course in the Nanny State. Fear mongering, and sob stories go a long way when it comes to influencing the libtards in Seattle.

 

[coastal steelheader]

I think it actually has more to do with the Bible-thumping, 'Family Values' crowd than anything else. Washington has some pretty archaic blue laws that are a hold-over from the myriad temperance groups influencing government policy back in the day.

Washington State has never had a large population of bible thumping, family values types with the exception of parts of the Eastside. The recent vote to not privatize was nothing more than a glaring example of liberal nannies and their "you'll put your eye out" philosophy that has taken over Seattle since the late 80's.

 

[Bazooka Joe]

I have heard that Washington State actually loses money on the operation of the State Liquor stores.

I don't think this is correct. Last I read, liquor sales provided a profit of over $300 million per year to the state which is the real reason states don't want to give up their liquor monopoly. The state can still make the same amount on taxes on liquor, but profit on markup can be two to three times the income from taxes.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Can anyone give me a educated reason as to why a state would want to be in the liquor business? Wouldn't the state coffers receive more money if they were collecting taxes from a multitude of private business liquor stores? I grew up in Wyoming where all liquor including beer and wine was sold in private business stores. I thought it was really weird to move to Oregon 25 years ago and be able to buy beer in a grocery store. My wife always marvels that you can just drive up to a liquor store drive up window and never even have to get out of your car to buy in Wyoming.

As matters rest right now the State makes a fortune off of the taxes they get from state liquor stores.. the tax and revenue markup totals well over 50%. This system also allows for more State dependent/loyal workers, which is the lifeblood of Big Sister

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I have heard that Washington State actually loses money on the operation of the State Liquor stores. The Democratic controlled state government wants to keep a large pool of workers dependent on the state, which will continue to vote them into government so they can keep their jobs.

If so that is well after the tax revenue is collected.. it's a big revenue stream

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I think it actually has more to do with the Bible-thumping, 'Family Values' crowd than anything else. Washington has some pretty archaic blue laws that are a hold-over from the myriad temperance groups influencing government policy back in the day.

California's use tax isn't any higher than ours. California does, however, have a very high income tax. Further, it's the fear of 'capitalistic competition' that made alcohol and distributorship special interest pour (see what I did there?) millions of dollars to keep the current system in place.

I am a devout Christian and family values type and my wife and I voted to privatize liquor sales. The Seattelite/nanny state/libtard explanation that Coastal Steelheader gave is spot on