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Monday, February 23, 2009


Let's drink our way out of this recession!
A handful of state legislatures have declared it's closing time for Sunday alcohol sales restrictions, saying an extra day of sales could give their foundering budgets a much-needed shot of revenue. Those states - Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Alabama and Minnesota - enjoy overwhelming voter support for an extra day of sales, but face opposition from members of the Christian right, who say that selling on Sunday undermines safety and tears apart families. "During times of economic stress, our families are under enough pressure," says Jim Beck, the president of the Georgia Christian Coalition. "I don't think we need to add even more pressure to those families by passing this law."
Blue Laws are dumb. The government telling you when you can buy stuff is even dumber than then telling you what you can buy, but I don't see how the coffers of the states are going to be filled instantly, nor do I think that the family unit is instantly going to collapse just because the state suddenly doesn't require you to buy your liquor on Saturday before 9 p.m.



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