So much for helping the consumer
Liquor store owners have again proven that it is who shows up not who is helped that wins the day.
The Denver Post article is here.
http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_8255095?source=email
Someday the legislature will realize that the average citizen is being harmed by the current state of affairs.
As I have stated many times in the class I teach at Arapahoe Community College, there are too many Mom & Pops with too much inventory out there that is not being handled properly.
I am a firm believer in the power of small business, I am also a firm believer in the power of competition and true capitalism. The one person one license law in Colorado is damaging to the consumer, and damaging to the business that are actually running effecient healthy stores.
The law as it stands helps the little guy - fine. It also helps the distributors, by eliminateing true buying power.
It does not help the state as many state, the tax revenue gained with the addition of Sunday sales would more than make up for the lower prices.
See the Heartland Institute brief from August 2004
http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=15477
Will somebody let he consumer win, please.
