Hey Tom. To hell with the lottery. How about focusing on privatizing the State Store system like you promised. This always seems to slip your mind when coming up with things to do. Boy this steams me up.
Yeah, that’s the stupidest thing ever. Get rid of that anachronism, bring in Total Wine and Beverage Warehouse. Make the people in the state ABC stores get out and work for a living.
DITTOS! To be fair IIRC there was “discussion” about it but that seems to have gone away.
Spot on! I was born and raised in PA but haven't lived there in decades. When I go there to visit now, I can't believe how archaic the alcohol policies are. Come on, state stores and beer distributers?! Paying twice as much for a 6 pack on Sundays only because you're forced to buy from a restaurant or bar. It's the year 2012 PA!!!
....and don't even get me started on the lotteries. I was living in PA when the lottery started and it was 'all about the old people'. From there to CA where it was 'all about the children' to TX where it was 'all about the children', to NC where it was 'all about the children'! I do believe that about 3 cents on the dollar do go to support the initial premise, but the rest goes straight into the black hole of the general fund. It's all bull $hit!
Privatizing the state store system sounds like a good idea — until you think about the caliber of the politicians we have in Harrisburg.
Giving them a big pile of money to spend is about the dumbest idea I can think of.