North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has come out against selling the State liquor monopoly. Good for her. Selling income-producing assets to plug revenue holes looks shortsighted. What’s next, selling Mount Mitchell State Park, http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/momi/main.php? Jockey’s Ridge, http://www.jockeysridgestatepark.com/? Hanging Rock, http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/haro/main.php?
Yes, we need to clean up the mess in the ABC system, but the free enterprise theoreticians who want private choice to rule supreme always and everywhere shouldn’t cause us to confuse the baby with the contents of the bathtub, be they water or gin. The profit motive is a powerful force, and we the people have the power and the duty to channel it. (That’s my opinion.) Continue reading “Keep the Liquor Monopoly”
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