A Challenge to Defenders of the Regulatory State
To all those who think that corporations are whiny b*tches when complaining about the burden of regulations, I have a challenge -- Go out and obtain an on-sale alcohol license from the state of California. I dare you. And no using retired ABC employees as paid consultants, that is cheating. You have to do it yourself.
Can't you just buy one from someone else? Bizbuysell.com should list plenty of such licenses for sale...
What a great idea! If only we could all just pay to get out from under burdensome regulations. I wonder if there is a bar somewhere that uses its connections to repeatedly get and then sell licenses to others. Such an individual would be a hero in my book... too bad such an individual's name would also appear as a lobbyist in favor of stricter regulation.
I'm curious as to why you need alcohol licenses. My understanding is that you manage public parks and I can't think of a park I've ever been in that permitted alcohol in the park.
So I gather you have been through the experience ?
Any chance you can outline the good times had ?
Michael, check out http://www.yosemitepark.com/Dining_AhwahneeDiningRoom_WineList.aspx
Or check out the description for the Arizona Room at http://www.grandcanyonlodges.com/Dining-Overview-420.html
for a couple of quick examples.
Oh, I have no problem in believing corporations are right to complain about the burden of regulation they face; it is the fact that, when it is convenient to them, they try to impose that burden of regulation onto their competitors by using their political power.
Michael, Warren's company manages campsites and other recreational things. Not City Parks. Many include stores, some of which would sell alcohol as that is a major profit center. If it's highly regulated, it's [relatively] scarce, and would have higher profit.
A tent in a campsite counts as someone's home. they're may be some exceptions (like possibly some National Parks, or dry counties) but your allowed to drink in your own home.
Michael, both Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks are examples of two national parks which I know serve alcoholic beverages in their lodge restaurants. I presume others do also.