What advantage is there to having a state run liquor store? Does the state make money off of them or something?

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Nov 13, 2019
4:04:15pm

Slim Stretching expert

What advantage is there to having a state run liquor store? Does the state make money off of them or something?

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What advantage is there to having a state run liquor store? Does the state make money off of them or something?

Slim Stretching expert

11/13/19 4:04pm

Better controls of sales to minors.

HarlemCoug

11/13/19 4:04pm

The government has proven to be inept at pretty much everything but controlling

whiteninja

11/13/19 4:08pm

One thing the are not inept at - in fact they are very good - is grabbing money

crack

11/13/19 4:16pm

Total control of inventory and distribution. Not sure if that's an advantage, but it's the result.

foofcoug

11/13/19 4:07pm

Yeah. Not sure why they want that.

Slim

11/13/19 4:09pm

Certain people want it that way.

foofcoug

11/13/19 4:12pm

What is called when the state tries to own

Baron

11/13/19 4:11pm

Advantages Of Being a Liquor Control State

Cougarmayn

11/13/19 4:12pm

So (1) I decreased consumption of alcohol on average, and (2) They make a lot of

cougarfan84

11/13/19 4:16pm

And they distributed $45 million to the school luch program. Someone please

LaserCoug

11/13/19 4:23pm

Does "general fund" mean "part of the money that just disappears and

11/13/19 5:26pm

Less drunk people at the supermarket. People buying it don't often run into

JAGA97

11/13/19 4:16pm

We all know why Utah runs the liquor stores.

11/13/19 4:20pm

Well I guess that would depend on who you asked...

CoachSpeak

11/13/19 4:21pm

I wondered if it was old school members being busybodies exerting control

pegushin

11/13/19 4:25pm

Also crazy: it's against the law to bring liquor from any other state to Utah.

RSL

11/13/19 4:29pm

Drink it before you cross the border. Problem solved.

Nathanael Greene

11/13/19 4:36pm

And CA makes it a crime to bring ammo from out of state into CA. Sounds like a deal could be made...

Ragnar Danneskjold

11/13/19 4:52pm

NH does it to make money off residents in neighboring, more liberal states.

Nathanael Greene

11/13/19 4:35pm

What are the advantages of Communism? This is Communism applied to alcohol.

11/13/19 4:42pm

Not sure you understand what communism is.

Benfica1

11/13/19 5:29pm

It’s not communism, at all...

CoachSpeak

11/13/19 7:34pm

It's 100% about the money they make off of it. Sure they will give you other reasons, but it's about the money.

11/13/19 4:46pm

The only advantage I see is there are no run down liquor outlets

rad dawg

11/13/19 5:23pm

Yeah, how often do you hear about state-owned liquor stores getting robbed?

John Doe

11/13/19 5:56pm

Good point

Slim

11/13/19 6:10pm

I'm convinced it is done strictly for trolling.

rcbyufan

11/13/19 5:35pm

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