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.
rob sama:
Can't you just buy one from someone else? Bizbuysell.com should list plenty of such licenses for sale...
June 23, 2009, 10:40 amLoneSnark:
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.
June 23, 2009, 10:54 amMichael:
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.
June 23, 2009, 11:57 amJason:
So I gather you have been through the experience ?
Any chance you can outline the good times had ?
June 23, 2009, 4:53 pmKeith H:
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.
June 23, 2009, 10:55 pmFrederick Davies:
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.
June 24, 2009, 11:37 amWiseburn:
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.
June 24, 2009, 5:20 pmKeith H:
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.
June 24, 2009, 8:57 pm