tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post6338396074527089692..comments2024-03-13T11:10:25.333-04:00Comments on Why The PLCB Should Be Abolished: The Union Scheme to keep PA in debtLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-13264236904999295432015-02-06T19:52:46.296-05:002015-02-06T19:52:46.296-05:00So are an obstructionist! So are an obstructionist! John Rznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-59748586247210953882015-02-06T13:14:53.002-05:002015-02-06T13:14:53.002-05:00When will you get that no matter how pretty you ma...When will you get that no matter how pretty you make the cell the people are still enslaved to the state store system. <br /><br />There is no third option, the question is if the state should be selling liquor or not and isn't if the state should be selling liquor in pretty stores. <br /><br />The answer is the state should not be selling liquor. Period. If anything it is your ilk that is trying to confuse the public by interjection of "modernization" into a simple question of yes or no. Albert Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507998910770255971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-22281648662467820522015-02-06T12:30:04.171-05:002015-02-06T12:30:04.171-05:00It seems to me if you can't get privatization ...It seems to me if you can't get privatization you are against improvement. I thought you were doing this for the people? I know you understand well enough to see why the either/or polls are based on a logical fallacy and that every poll that has the third option to modernize shows only 33% favor privatization. The people get it. Tom Wolf gets it. When will you and Mike a Turzai get it? John Rznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-29769595292754666322015-02-06T11:27:21.955-05:002015-02-06T11:27:21.955-05:00True,Corbett had no plan but a proposal and he did...True,Corbett had no plan but a proposal and he did have legislators who understood the wants of the public. Wolf has even less of those so let us see the proposal Wolf has published like Corbett did. What is that you say....he hasn't done that? Did he say anything about it in his inauguration speech - no. Must be a secret like so many of his "plans".Albert Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507998910770255971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-1317934768046595682015-02-06T10:31:16.744-05:002015-02-06T10:31:16.744-05:00"The Governor has no plan" I'm sure ..."The Governor has no plan" I'm sure anonymous Albert talked to hom about this. Lol. Corbett never had a plan for privatization either. Stay tuned. It is to laugh. John Rznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-32071929639699969472015-02-04T16:10:52.460-05:002015-02-04T16:10:52.460-05:00I'd venture to say that every private state an...I'd venture to say that every private state and a number of control states has bigger stores than the largest in PA. Washington has about 30 of them now the same size or larger then any store PA in just 2 years and that is with about half our population.Albert Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507998910770255971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-34900748299911699222015-02-04T14:49:03.881-05:002015-02-04T14:49:03.881-05:00Hey "anonymous"... do you realize the la...Hey "anonymous"... do you realize the largest liquor store in PA (yes, one in Pittsburgh is the largest officially) is way smaller than many liquor stores in either NJ, DE, or MD? However, most East Coast states have ABC stores at least for spirits, or ban chain liquor stores even with a private system. So I realize PA isn't so alone in its backwardness.Geno Washingtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-17216657822535981352015-02-04T13:19:27.068-05:002015-02-04T13:19:27.068-05:00As I said, the Governor has no plan. If he did it ...As I said, the Governor has no plan. If he did it would be easy enough to find it and post it. He may have had a preference but there is nothing in writing that he proposed. But then the Governor can't introduce legislation either. <br /><br />You can hem and haw all you want about a party but to the average person they are nameless. The governor is not so when he vetos legislation all eyes are focused on him. Tax and spend is not going to work like it used to.<br /><br />Getting rid of the state stores will improve the pension situation too so that would be a bonus. No matter how pretty you make the cell the people are still a slave to the state and that is not going to be fixed by any "modernization" Albert Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507998910770255971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-13857730616414156152015-02-04T12:49:38.299-05:002015-02-04T12:49:38.299-05:00If you haven't heard Governor Wolf speak about...If you haven't heard Governor Wolf speak about his ideas to optimize the liquor asset you must have move to Pa. After the gubernatorial campaign. <br /><br />Obstructionist? Speaker Turzai and the House Tea party wing hold up property tax reform, a shale tax, a pension fix, education funding, that is, issues that matter to most taxpayers, over something as puny in the minds of the public as improving the stores where they buy the buy there hooch and I believe the Rs where the O tag. Extremists that go as far as refusing to do anything at all till Wolf complies with their liquor sell off scheme would be committing political suicide. <br />You have to get out of yourself and look at this thing from the perspective of the average Joe. Joe don't dwell on where he buys liquor 24/7. He hardly thinks about it compared to his kids education, his retired Dad not being to afford his property tax, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-86585922896393630222015-02-03T15:55:42.063-05:002015-02-03T15:55:42.063-05:00The Ardmore store (usually in the top four highest...The Ardmore store (usually in the top four highest grossing stores in the system) is renovating right now but is still open. Hopefully the trend will be toward the largest and most popular stores (many of which are still sporting their old looks) getting the new treatment, if anything to stir up people's desire for privatization once again. Maybe it can serve as a reminder of the cause.Geno Washingtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-29970381522580176842015-02-03T09:34:42.479-05:002015-02-03T09:34:42.479-05:00The governor has no modernization plan or if he do...The governor has no modernization plan or if he does it is a secret like the rest of the things he wants to do but has not released any information on. The senate is not as it was so I wouldn't count on the Rinos holding enough sway this time and like the last election there is nothing at this point in time that indicates any Democratic gains in the PA House or Senate. <br /><br />Who is viewed as obstructionist when bills pass the legislature and are vetoed? Think about that.<br />Albert Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507998910770255971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-5353239786556169272015-02-03T05:24:57.309-05:002015-02-03T05:24:57.309-05:00Very good letter from the union bosses, two well r...Very good letter from the union bosses, two well respect leaders from each side of the state. But the plan is the best part. Very much like Tom Wolfs own vision for the future of booze sales in Pa. I think Wolf will insist on optimizing the value of the PLCB. Much like he did the lottery under Rendell. There are several things the Republicans want that the Governor could use as bargaining chips to get his modernization plan. I love the way Wolfs eyes light up when he talks about getting into the liquor biz. You can tell he is a businessman, and he enjoys that role. This might take a few years. The House Repubs will probably pass a bill, again, and then hold their breath and stomp their feet for two years while nothing gets done on the issues that most Pennsylvanians actually care about. But time is on Wolfs side, the House runs again in two years the Guv not for four. Two years of obstructionism could earn them a whacking in 2016, a Prez election year that should see a high Democrat turnout. This will be interesting to watch unfold. It will guarantee bloggers will have something to write about for years to come. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-91908765033601280762015-02-02T17:42:00.316-05:002015-02-02T17:42:00.316-05:00The one stop shops are a nice novelty, but their s...The one stop shops are a nice novelty, but their selection is usually the pits. Most are definitely among the smallest PLCB stores. Some however do have the walk-in premium collection cooler. Usually the larger of the one-stop shops were opened at the same time as the supermarket next to them, but smaller one-stop shops were carved out of already small supermarkets.<br /><br />Yardley in Bucks County is a very rich community, yet all three of the PLCB stores there are very small. Two of them are one-stop shops, and neither have the premium collection! <br /><br />Newtown Square (Delaware County, not related to the Newtown near Yardley) also has three PLCB stores and get this... one shopping center is stuck with two PLCB stores. Why? A private winery store was originally scheduled to open inside a supermarket there, but when the winery backed out (never having opened its store), the PLCB opened a one-stop shop in the space, yet the only somewhat larger PLCB store already in the center stayed open after this point! The two do have separate parking lots, and perhaps draw different crowds because the freestanding store is next to a beer store. A third small PLCB store is also in Newtown Square, barely a mile away, but justifies its existence being next to another supermarket (which however was empty for over three years, but finally has a new tenant as of recently), and a very popular BYOB restaurant.Geno Washingtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-22739478086927422912015-02-02T17:36:22.448-05:002015-02-02T17:36:22.448-05:00I think you give too much credit to ol' Water ...I think you give too much credit to ol' Water Heater Joe. He may have proposed some of these but he isn't bright enough to come up with them on his own. You are correct that he now is the UFCW lapdog. What more could we hope for just look at all the good advice he gave the PLCB.Albert Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507998910770255971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-924588699164267292015-02-02T15:24:01.265-05:002015-02-02T15:24:01.265-05:00All of the ideas put forward are actually the brai...All of the ideas put forward are actually the brain child of Conti when he was the CEO. I understand that Conti is now a lobbyist and represents UFCW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com