Posted on 06/20/2002 4:54:03 PM PDT by areafiftyone
ALBANY - The New York State Senate is considering a bill to change the Blue Laws.
For decades, the state's Blue Laws have been in place to prevent people from buying a drink in a bar before noon, or liquor and wine in a store, anytime, on Sunday. They were established years ago with the support of religious leaders to prevent drinking on what many consider a holy day.
A study was recently done for the liquor industry showing if New York liquor stores were open all week, 2,000 jobs would be created and an extra $70-million in taxes would be generated.
News 12 Westchester's Dan Loughran reports that lawmakers in Albany say the proposal will not be voted on right away because both sides of the issue need to be studied more.
The battle to keep liquor stores open an extra day each week has reached all the way to Albany. State Senators are talking about a plan to keep stores open on Sunday. But Not all merchants like the idea
For Decades the state's Blue Laws have been in place to prevent people from buying a drink in a bar before noon, or liquor and wine in a store, anytime, on Sunday. They were established years ago with the support of religious leaders to prevent drinking on what many consider a holy day. But how do some clergy members now feel about this latest move.
A study was recently done for the liquor industry showing if New York liquor stores were open all week, 2,000 jobs would be created and an extra $70-million in taxes would be generated.
If the legislature and governor approve it New York would be the 24th state to allow it. One merchant had this to say
"It is not necessary."
Lawmakers in Albany say the proposal will not voted on right away because both sides of the issue need to be studied more.
I'm sure the both of us have moral reasons to do things, If you don't want to buy a drink(or anything else) on Sunday, don't......
BTW Louisianna was different. Lived there in the early 80's where you could not buy hardware on Sunday, but you could by a fifth.
The South is cool - I've been to one state where one can purchase mixed drinks in a papercup to go, another where there's no "open container" law, and yet another where they have drive through liquor stores.
It's a much more civilized and peaceful approach than individuals trying to implement such customs on their own.
Well, you certainly aren't going to have any benefit if the laws are riddled with loopholes and undermined by lax enforcement. That's a clear indication that they need to be more stringent.
Damn, Willie. Think how many jobs are lost due
to blue laws. By forcing Sunday closing, we
are also forcing a 14% reduction in employment.
You of all people...
I've always enjoyed going to a car dealership on Sundays when the business is closed. It's a good time to do some serious "just looking" without being pestered by some pain-in-the-@$$ salesmen.
In the long run, it saves the dealership time and money as well.
They don't have to waste their time on me when I don't want to be bothered.
And when I show up when they're open Mon. thru Sat., I'm more interested in actually talking to somebody.
Perhaps we can compensate by going to a 7-hr work-day (a 35 hr work week) for individuals.
9 hrs/day, 4 days/week (36 hours) could be another option.
Looking to the government for moral guidance is like looking to Afghanastan for fashion advise.
IMHO, it's totally irresponsible to allow one's personal supply to dwindle down to where it becomes necessary to buy this stuff on Sunday.
One should ALWAYS maintain an adequate stock to accommodate unexpected guests or visitors.
This can easily be accomplished during the week.
It is simply a lazy breech of etiquette and common courtesy to do otherwise.
Gotta be competitive.
Can't let the surrender-monkeys get one-up on us!
In 2000, both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fell on a Sunday. At the last minute, I got invited to a gathering in NYC to bring in the New Year - and all I had to bring down was a 1/2 full bottle of (not so vintage) red wine! (Fortunately in my case, it was a good friend, so it was kinda funny.)
Heck, wine is stronger than beer, and much easier to keep in supply.
I gotta couple 5 liter boxes in the kitchen right now (one burgundy, one chablis -- probably a couple more stashed in the pantry) Only $7 each on sale! (Yep, comes in a box with a plastic spigot coming out the bottom, must be some kind of plastic bladder on the inside.) Of course, I also have a little wine rack with a couple dozen "normal" bottles of various types. But certainly nothing more than $15 per bottle, usually less. IMHO, the wine in that price range is plenty good, pay much more than that and you're just paying for a snooty label that most people wouldn't be able to taste the difference anyway.
The cheap jug wine isn't bad, I use it for cooking as well as an occasional drink. I only serve it to guests on very informal occasions (usually guests get my "better" bottles). But the jug wine works in a pinch if I first pour it into a fancy carafe or decanter for serving. No problemo.
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