The vote on HB11 was called off yesterday, debate suspended before it came to a vote, actually. There's been a bit of spin on this, but what that almost certainly means is that they knew they didn't have the votes. I understand it was close, within three or four votes. You can get some of the details here: Morning Call Harrisburg reporter John Micek and Union president Wendell W. Young IV were on WHYY's Radio Times show this morning. Pretty plain talk.
So...once again, although 60-70% of Pennsylvanians continue to say they're in favor of privatization, the Legislature continues to balk it. On the other hand...it's not dead. Talk to your reps, let them know that you want privatization. Let them know you expect a real response from them as well.
Until then...postponed.
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Reasons why the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board should be abolished, and The Almighty Liquor Code completely overhauled and rewritten, to reflect over 80 years of change since Repeal.
Needed: passion for privatization
"...there was [in 1997] no overarching passion within the General Assembly, or in the public at large, for privatization. Unless and until there is a general hue and cry, it is very unlikely there will be a privatization initiative that succeeds." -- John E. Jones III, former PLCB chairman
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Not in the public interest
The Reasons
- #1: We're Adults
- #2: The Two-Headed Monster
- #3: Where's the Beer?
- #4: The 18% Emergency Tax
- #5: The Liquor Code Serves the PLCB, not us
- #6: The Pennsylvania Legislature
- #7: One Problem, Everyone's Problem
- #8: Too Much Information, Too Little Privacy
- #9: Can I get a Ruling?
- #10: Only 623 Stores for the Whole State
- #11: Harrisburg is a Black Hole (for paperwork)
- #12: Like They Care -- no consumer fairness focus
- #13: Who Needs 'Em? -- anyone can collect taxes
- #14: Control Isn't Working Worth a Damn
- #15: The Case Law is Stupid
- #16: Why Control Wine & Spirits?
Contributors
Love Letters to Harrisburg
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- In Which I Encourage You To Emulate Gandhi
- Inquirer poll on privatization today
- More on Contigate
- Will Corbett Give Conti The Axe?
- Postponed II...and a modest proposal
- Another Ethics Investigation at the PLCB: this tim...
- Ugliness - What Happened to Privatization
- Postponed
- Easy way to get your representative's attention
- Crunch Time -- A Bill is in Debate
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Other Sites of Interest
- Choose Responsibility -- reasons against the 21 LDA
- Divesting the PLCB: Reason.org explains how and why
- PLCB Customer Satisfaction Form
- PLCB issues -- 4-part series in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- PLCB list of beer brands currently registered in the state
- PLCB posts at the tleaves blog
- PLCB Product Search Page -- find PA booze here (I'm just trying to help the customer!)
- PLCB Users Group -- a non-official blog that does what the PLCB fails to do: tell you what's being discontinued, added/relisted, and put on clearance. What a concept!
- Repeal the Johnstown Flood Tax -- what more needs to be said?
- Seen Through a Glass -- Lew's full-service blog
- The Almighty Liquor Code -- Title 40 of PA law (searchable)
- The PLCB's website
- The Session Beer Project -- Lew's blog about 'session beers,' good beers at 4.5% ABV and under
If you've got your own reasons...
Send them to me. I'd love to hear from you, and take those ideas and blend them with mine. And if you're in favor of the continuing existence of the PLCB, well, send me that, too. If it makes sense, I'll publish; if it doesn't, I'll publish it also, but I may have to disagree with you.
3 comments:
Reports via the Twitter indicate there will be a House vote coming on Monday (June 18)
Some of the people that work in these stores do try their best for customers. I understand that the system is backwards in a number of areas, but there are caring people employed in the PLCB that do whatever they can to bring in products and accommodate customers, help with selections, etc.
I am a 23 year old and finishing my masters degree. I work as a clerk in these stores and I do understand that I could basically lose my job at any point. I think a big issue is the lack of standards for service among all of the stores. I respect your opinion, of course, but please don't think that we are all incompetent bums working for the PLCB. For those that think we are overpaid - I make less than a Sheetz/Wawa clerk. On a side note, I do certainly wish that beer (six packs, especially) was more accessible.
Tom, I fully understand what you're saying, and you hit the nail right on the head: "I think a big issue is the lack of standards for service among all of the stores." I HAVE run into an occasional gem in the stores, someone who really cares. But there are way too many who don't, because they don't have to, and then the main problem rears its head: we have to go there, we have no choice.
Are you full-time, or part-time? Does that make a difference on what you're paid?
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