To: SatinDoll
Recently in the state of Washington there was an election where the state liquor stores were abolished. Now I can go into any market and buy a bottle of booze. Surprise! The prices have come way down. NO!!! Prices have gone WAY UP (including taxes). Typically more in the past year than in the following example.
People complained that prices in private stores were higher, and generally they were. The average retail price per liter sold, including tax, was $23.87 in May 2013, up from $21.07 the year before.
9 posted on
03/30/2014 8:34:31 PM PDT by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature not nurture)
To: steve86
10 posted on
03/30/2014 8:50:20 PM PDT by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature not nurture)
To: steve86
All I can say, is move to Longview. Everything is on sale because booze ain’t selling.
11 posted on
03/30/2014 8:53:14 PM PDT by
SatinDoll
(A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE US OF US CITIZEN PARENTS.)
To: steve86
Just curious....why have prices risen? I see that the State still gets its taxes (9.7%)....but, would have thought prices would have dropped....maybe because private organizations had to build infrastructure?
13 posted on
03/30/2014 8:57:21 PM PDT by
goodnesswins
(R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
To: steve86
Are people buying more expensive booze, or has the price of each brand gone up?
15 posted on
03/30/2014 9:55:28 PM PDT by
VanShuyten
("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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