This was basically the headline in Sunday's Yakima Herald-Republic.
I'm not sure what the real point of the article was. Was it really a news piece and is it true prices are going to skyrocket? Or is it a case of sour grapes by those that were against the initiative? Hmm, I sound a bit like a conspiracy theorist, don't I? It really doesn't matter; it's not the point of my post.
My point is if prices are up, so be it! The issue here is who should... or shouldn't be... selling liquor. It should never have been the state! Ever! The function of government is never to run a business. They don't do it well. Government employees don't have the same drive to succeed in a business. (Consequences aren't the same.) And then there is the issue of monopolies and how these types of things affect legitimate business owners. (Government shouldn't be standing in the way of the private sector.)
Government needs to know its place. We, the people of Washington State, have earned a great victory in turning liquor sales over to the local businesses. Now, what is the next area we need to tackle?!
P.S. While liquor prices might spike initially, I suspect they will drop. Competition is good and has a way of working these things out.
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