Your Pennsylvania Tax Dollars at work

[dbackjon]

Protecting the statue of Joe Paterno 24/7 with uniformed police.


The fuckers couldn't protect the kids, but now they are protecting the statue of the accomplice to child rape.

Penn State needs to be shut down.

[Ivytalk]

Pennsylvania wastes more tax dollars by being one of the few states to have state-run liquor stores. Vermont has them, too, and there may be one or two others.

Damn public employee unions!

[AshevilleApp]

Pennsylvania wastes more tax dollars by being one of the few states to have state-run liquor stores. Vermont has them, too, and there may be one or two others.

Damn public employee unions!

North Carolina has state run liquor stores. And no public employee unions.

[bluehenbillk]

Pennsylvania wastes more tax dollars by being one of the few states to have state-run liquor stores. Vermont has them, too, and there may be one or two others.

Damn public employee unions!

Agreed with state stores - stupid, stupid, stupid.

As for the Paterno statue - just turn it around - so Joe can "look the other way".

[grizzaholic]

Fill me in please. What is bad about state liquor stores? Are they different on the EC(b) than here in God's Country?

[Wedgebuster]

Pennsylvania wastes more tax dollars by being one of the few states to have state-run liquor stores. Vermont has them, too, and there may be one or two others.

Damn public employee unions!

Agreed with state stores - stupid, stupid, stupid.

As for the Paterno statue - just turn it around - so Joe can "look the other way".

[Ivytalk]

Fill me in please. What is bad about state liquor stores? Are they different on the EC(b) than here in God's Country?

Do you have them too?

bluhenbillk would know more about it than I do, but there are no private liquor stores in PA to compete on price. that's the main rub: a state monopoly. In Vermont, I believe you can get beer and wine at supermarkets, but not the hard stuff.

[grizzaholic]

Fill me in please. What is bad about state liquor stores? Are they different on the EC(b) than here in God's Country?

Do you have them too?

bluhenbillk would know more about it than I do, but there are no private liquor stores in PA to compete on price. that's the main rub: a state monopoly. In Vermont, I believe you can get beer and wine at supermarkets, but not the hard stuff.

I think we have different things here. Beer and wine can be bought anywhere one wants, gas stations, clothing stores, fashion places, grocery stores, hell, I saw some wine for sale the other day at place that sells craft stuff. Liquor can be bought at a state store or any bar, casino, or...there is another one and cannot seem to remember.

[Grizalltheway]

Do you have them too?

bluhenbillk would know more about it than I do, but there are no private liquor stores in PA to compete on price. that's the main rub: a state monopoly. In Vermont, I believe you can get beer and wine at supermarkets, but not the hard stuff.

I think we have different things here. Beer and wine can be bought anywhere one wants, gas stations, clothing stores, fashion places, grocery stores, hell, I saw some wine for sale the other day at place that sells craft stuff. Liquor can be bought at a state store or any bar, casino, or...there is another one and cannot seem to remember.

I believe it's just the distribution system that is state-run.

[AshevilleApp]

Fill me in please. What is bad about state liquor stores? Are they different on the EC(b) than here in God's Country?

Closed on Sunday.

[grizzaholic]

I think we have different things here. Beer and wine can be bought anywhere one wants, gas stations, clothing stores, fashion places, grocery stores, hell, I saw some wine for sale the other day at place that sells craft stuff. Liquor can be bought at a state store or any bar, casino, or...there is another one and cannot seem to remember.

I believe it's just the distribution system that is state-run.

I don't give 2 shits how it gets to the place, I just want to be able to walk in, plop down some green backs and walk out with a couple bags of booze.

[grizzaholic]

Fill me in please. What is bad about state liquor stores? Are they different on the EC(b) than here in God's Country?

Closed on Sunday.

But you can still buy liquor at a bar or from a casino place...right?

[AshevilleApp]

Closed on Sunday.

But you can still buy liquor at a bar or from a casino place...right?

You can from a bar where they sell liquor by the drink. We only have one casino in Cherokee, and they just started selling alcohol. I'm not sure if liquor by the drink was approved.

You can't buy a bottle of liquor from any store except a state ABC store. Beer and wine you can buy at grocery stores, etc., in areas that aren't dry.

[grizzaholic]

But you can still buy liquor at a bar or from a casino place...right?

You can from a bar where they sell liquor by the drink. We only have one casino in Cherokee, and they just started selling alcohol. I'm not sure if liquor by the drink was approved.

You can't buy a bottle of liquor from any store except a state ABC store. Beer and wine you can buy at grocery stores, etc., in areas that aren't dry.

You are some weird people over on the weird coast.

[AshevilleApp]

You can from a bar where they sell liquor by the drink. We only have one casino in Cherokee, and they just started selling alcohol. I'm not sure if liquor by the drink was approved.

You can't buy a bottle of liquor from any store except a state ABC store. Beer and wine you can buy at grocery stores, etc., in areas that aren't dry.

You are some weird people over on the weird coast.

Adaptable.

[grizzaholic]

You are some weird people over on the weird coast.

Adaptable.

This is 'MERICA dammit.

[Grizalltheway]

I believe it's just the distribution system that is state-run.

I don't give 2 shits how it gets to the place, I just want to be able to walk in, plop down some green backs and walk out with a couple bags of booze.

Well thankfully that's how it works. Just don't plan on going in on a distribution business with Urpus or anything.

[Wedgebuster]

But you can still buy liquor at a bar or from a casino place...right?

You can from a bar where they sell liquor by the drink. We only have one casino in Cherokee, and they just started selling alcohol. I'm not sure if liquor by the drink was approved.

You can't buy a bottle of liquor from any store except a state ABC store. Beer and wine you can buy at grocery stores, etc., in areas that aren't dry.

Kind of makes a fella want to go ahead and drink it while he can if in fact, he does have possession of a bottle that is.

[89Hen]

In my county:

County store = liquor, warm beer and wine, no mixers, no ice, no cups
Package store = warm or cold beer and wine, no liquor
Some delis = cold 6 packs
Grocery stores and gas stations = no alcohol of any kind

[Franks Tanks]

Pennsylvania wastes more tax dollars by being one of the few states to have state-run liquor stores. Vermont has them, too, and there may be one or two others.

Damn public employee unions!

PA Laws are a bit strange, but you can get everything you want at good price and selection.

Beer is only restricted by the amount sold. Bars/Deli's can sell take out beer by the 12 pack or less, and they need a "bar" license. To buy a case or kegs a distributor license is needed. PA Beer distributors have a great selection and usually good prices, because selling beer is their only business. When I buy beer in NY, NJ, MD, etc. I am always disappointed by the selection. The state of PA controls the distribution of wine and liquor through their state run stores. The only thing annoying about the PA system is going to two different places to get beer and wine.

Other states also have some weird rules. In Maine I believe one cannot buy liquor or kegs of beer retail, but cans and bottles of beer are available in super markets

[Franks Tanks]

Protecting the statue of Joe Paterno 24/7 with uniformed police.


The **** couldn't protect the kids, but now they are protecting the statue of the accomplice to child rape.

Penn State needs to be shut down.

Also just take the damm statue down to stop people from talking about it. Joe never wanted the thing anyway.

Also we will get on shutting down PSU and telling roughly 48,000 students that they will need to find a new place to go to school. The profs performing research and the med students at Penn State medical center will need to stop saving lives as well.

[D1B]

Protecting the statue of Joe Paterno 24/7 with uniformed police.


The fuckers couldn't protect the kids, but now they are protecting the statue of the accomplice to child rape.

Penn State needs to be shut down.

Settle down, Assholes. Penn State is handling this disaster 100000000000000 times better than the fucking piece of shit catholic church. But, oh no, god forbid anyone hold those evil fucks accountable.

Penn State should be commended. They'll come out of this in great shape and with honor because they're a secular organization.

[GannonFan]

Protecting the statue of Joe Paterno 24/7 with uniformed police.


The **** couldn't protect the kids, but now they are protecting the statue of the accomplice to child rape.

Penn State needs to be shut down.

Also just take the damm statue down to stop people from talking about it. Joe never wanted the thing anyway.

Also we will get on shutting down PSU and telling roughly 48,000 students that they will need to find a new place to go to school. The profs performing research and the med students at Penn State medical center will need to stop saving lives as well.

Actually it's close to 90k students when you factor in all the satellite campuses. And while it's probably shocking to people here, there is probably a majority of the population that doesn't even follow college football and you figure that would be the case with Penn St too - I know plenty of people who graduated from there and never saw a game. A shame to some extent for them to have nothing to do with football and the disgraceful coverup of abuses just to protect the football image and have their school now labeled forever like this.

[dbackjon]

Protecting the statue of Joe Paterno 24/7 with uniformed police.


The **** couldn't protect the kids, but now they are protecting the statue of the accomplice to child rape.

Penn State needs to be shut down.

Also just take the damm statue down to stop people from talking about it. Joe never wanted the thing anyway.

Also we will get on shutting down PSU and telling roughly 48,000 students that they will need to find a new place to go to school. The profs performing research and the med students at Penn State medical center will need to stop saving lives as well.

I know it would never be shut down - wouldn't be fair to 99.99%.

But the BOT needs to go. Any reference to Paterno needs to go. Spanier et al need to be in jail.

[bluehenbillk]

PA Laws are a bit strange, but you can get everything you want at good price and selection.

Beer is only restricted by the amount sold. Bars/Deli's can sell take out beer by the 12 pack or less, and they need a "bar" license. To buy a case or kegs a distributor license is needed. PA Beer distributors have a great selection and usually good prices, because selling beer is their only business. When I buy beer in NY, NJ, MD, etc. I am always disappointed by the selection. The state of PA controls the distribution of wine and liquor through their state run stores. The only thing annoying about the PA system is going to two different places to get beer and wine.

Other states also have some weird rules. In Maine I believe one cannot buy liquor or kegs of beer retail, but cans and bottles of beer are available in super markets

This is 100% accurate about PA.

The 3 most annoying things-

1- You have to go to 2 different places to buy beer/liquor.

2- There is a place I go regularly where you can only walk out of the store with 12 beers at a time. So if you buy 2 cases worth - you technically have to make 4 trips & they actually enforce this.

3- DE is cheaper across the board than PA. And then MD is across the board cheaper than DE.