So long Sunday alcohol sales!

[Tsigos]

See now this has always confused me too...plenty of stores that are legal to be open 7 days a week close on weekends or close early on Sundays or whatever to give people a bit of a break. Why do they oppose being able to run their business as they see fit?

It is not that liquor store owners want Sundays off. The reason they oppose lifting the prohibition is that they realize more than half of the population does their weekly grocery shopping on Sunday. If they are able to stock up on booze at the same time, those shoppers are less likely to visit a liquor store during the rest of the week.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Also, if they repeal this it would probably allow convenience stores and grocery stores to sell COLD BEER which they cannot currently do.

 

[hornadylnl]

And in typical fashion, instead of the the liquor stores fighting to end all rent seeking to level the playing field, they fight to keep their own rent seeking.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Liquor Store owners want a 1 day alcohol sale. Maybe we should only have sales on Saturdays or Mondays. That way they only have to open one day a week and they can really exploit the monopoly powers they have!

 

[MTubbs1]

I never knew it was the small liquor stores fighting against sunday sales, I may just ask my LLS (local liquor store) how they feel about it and vote with my wallet accordingly.

 

[Bunnykid68]

I never knew it was the small liquor stores fighting against sunday sales, I may just ask my LLS (local liquor store) how they feel about it and vote with my wallet accordingly.

I think you will have trouble any that do not support the way the rules favor them right now.

 

[Destro]

so are we going to allow package stores to sell milk, bread, and dipers? or are we going to keep supporting those with the deep pockets?

 

[Destro]

I think you will have trouble any that do not support the way the rules favor them right now.

your saying the law supports package stores?

 

[Brandon]

It's silly to me we can't. But what I don't understand is that it has been this way for so long why so many people still can't plan ahead and buy on Saturday.

 

[TTravis]

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[hornadylnl]

so are we going to allow package stores to sell milk, bread, and dipers? or are we going to keep supporting those with the deep pockets?

So instead of fighting to end another's protection, you fight for your own? The old saying 2 wrongs don't make a right comes to mind.

 

[Bunnykid68]

your saying the law supports package stores?

Yes to an extent. You are correct that they are not allowed to sell mints, gum and candy but they seem to be ok with that so long as they are the only ones that can sell cold beer and wine.

 

[qwerty]

Indiana's Sunday alcohol sales ban remains after panel refuses vote : Elections

My Sunday dollars (when I forget on Saturday) going to Illinois.

 

[Destro]

So instead of fighting to end another's protection, you fight for your own? The old saying 2 wrongs don't make a right comes to mind.

I guess I assume businesses fight for things that are in their best intrests

 

[Destro]

they seem to be ok with that so long as they are the only ones that can sell cold beer and wine.

says who?

 

[Bunnykid68]

I guess I assume businesses fight for things that are in their best intrests

Well of course they do, but they should all have to play on an even playing field, not with rules and laws dictated to favor one group over another.

 

[Bunnykid68]

says who?

Says the liquor stores that kept this law from being overturned. It is more important to them to sell cold beer and wine than it is to sell candy and gum.

 

[hornadylnl]

I guess I assume businesses fight for things that are in their best intrests

Not a fan of free markets, I take it? If it were up to me, nobody would have to have a license to buy or sell it and there would be no restrictions on when or where it was sold. With all the rent seeking done by every industry, it's no wonder our economy and government is a giant cluster ****. Each person who pushes for their little piece of the protectionist pie is part of the problem. But who cares, I'm getting mine.

 

[JettaKnight]

Because for a lot of the "Mom & Pop" liqour stores that is their only day off. Not saying I agree with the prohibition, just giving the reasoning why the Liquor store lobby is not pulling for sunday sales.

Mom and Pop - like the behemoth know as Belmont Beverages here is Fort Wayne?

Public policy should not be based on trying to prop up one particular retail group. If that's the case why don't we prohibit sales of shoes on Sunday? Or guns, or any other product you can get at a small store and big store?

Assine.

 

[JettaKnight]

Can't sell carry out booze on Sunday...

Yes you can. If you buy from the brewery or vintner directly. The law was relaxed somewhat a couple of years ago.