Purchasing power
Last night, Matt and I went to our local PA Wine and Spirits store to grab some grog. I saw a sign at the cash register announcing that some merlot was half-price at $9.99, "the lowest price in the US!" because of Pennsylvania's bulk "purchasing power." Pennsylvania has some pretty odd alcohol laws in comparison with other states. The state itself purchases all the alcohol that is distributed in Pennsylvania and then sells it at state-owned bottle shops. This enables the state to not only reap some pretty amazing profits, but apparently keep prices low.
Gosh, I thought, as I stared at the sign. That precisely how the Australian prescription drug system works. Wouldn't it be marvelous if we could apply the method of price reduction that Pennsylvania uses in relation to alcohol distribution to bring down the crippling cost of health care?
But, you know, socialized medicine is an impossible concept for America.
Gosh, I thought, as I stared at the sign. That precisely how the Australian prescription drug system works. Wouldn't it be marvelous if we could apply the method of price reduction that Pennsylvania uses in relation to alcohol distribution to bring down the crippling cost of health care?
But, you know, socialized medicine is an impossible concept for America.
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posted by Mormolyke at
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4 Comments:
My score of 6 out of 9 put me ahead of 60% of the American public. Why the fcuk should an Australian know more about voting patterns and US minimum wage than more than half the US?
Cause Americans (in bulk) are stupid.
And 9.99 is the cheapest Merlot in the states? Fuck that! Over here, the high speed kangaroo network weans itself on Merlot. Mwah ha ha ha.
Are government-run liquor stores uncommon down there?
-rt
According to wiki:
Many U.S. states require that distilled liquor be sold only in dedicated liquor stores. For example: In Washington, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Utah, liquor stores are run by the state, ostensibly to prevent young cashiers from allowing sales to underage friends, while pretending to verify their age.
PA is even stricter in that this applies not only to hard liquor but to wine. Also, beer must be sold by the case by licensed distributers, i.e. you can't get beer at the grocery store like you can in most US states (even Utah allows beer at grocery stores).
Probably the most common complaint about the PA liquor distribution laws is that the Wine and Spirits stores close at 9pm and don't even open on Sundays. The only exceptions are stores close to the state border, which I have heard are allowed different hours to try to stop people from buying liquor in New Jersey.
We have to buy hard liquor from the state store, but we can buy beer and wine at grocery stores here in Virginia. Yee haw.
s.
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