This is screwing small businesses, and is another win for corporations.
Washington State Voters Approve Law To Privatize Liquor Sales - Election HQ News Story - KXLY Spokane
It states some mini marts will be able to sell alcohol, I wonder how that will be decided?
I wasn't a big fan of privatizing it, but we are going to do it, at least not screw small business.
Washington State Voters Approve Law To Privatize Liquor Sales - Election HQ News Story - KXLY Spokane
Janell and Cal Farrer contract out with the state and have run a liquor store for four years in Liberty Lake. They're upset Costco was able to back another privatize initiative after the last two failed in the state.
"It really irritates me that Costco is allowed to just keep coming at us, coming at us until finally they win and then they're going to put all of these people all of us, me included, going to be in the unemployment line," Cal Farrer said.
Now that I-1183 is officially passed by 60-percent of the vote you will in the months to come see alcohol on the shelves of Costco and other stores over 10,000 square feet.
"Additionally, we know that Washington has one of the nations highest no sales to minors compliance rates at 95 percent compared to the private sector, which has a 76 percent compliance rate. "
It states some mini marts will be able to sell alcohol, I wonder how that will be decided?
I wasn't a big fan of privatizing it, but we are going to do it, at least not screw small business.