[Mark]

"It's a well-paying job, but we're well-trained," Sundquist said.

A resume builder there.

[AdamSelene235]

Sheeessh...What sort of hoser is incapable of selling booze without government assistance?

That's just sad..

[VOA]

Although Sundquist found high-end Scotch much cheaper in Alberta liquor stores, she said
beer, wine and other products were comparable, if not more expensive.

Of course, the well-trained and well-compensated Sundquist didn't realize that this
pricing scheme had a side benefit:
getting folks to drink higher-quality distilled spirits without all the junk that
might be found in beer, wine, etc.

E.g., nitrates in wine...

[xm177e2]

Although Sundquist found high-end Scotch much cheaper in Alberta liquor stores, she said beer, wine and other products were comparable, if not more expensive.

A worthwhile trade-off, if you ask me...

[Rome2000]

Liquor store employees in Alberta are paid minimum wage ($5.90 per hour), according to pamphlets handed out Friday. Government liquor store employees in B.C., by contrast, are paid an average of $19 per hour.

Thats the soulution to poverty right there, get all the poor to work in Government liquor stores for $19 an hour!

[Commander8]

Government liquor stores....no wonder Ted Kennedy looks to Canada as a model government.

[Lurker]

"Liquor store employees in Alberta are paid minimum wage ($5.90 per hour), according to pamphlets handed out Friday. Government liquor store employees in B.C., by contrast, are paid an average of $19 per hour.

"It's a well-paying job, but we're well-trained," Sundquist said.

Jesus H. Fricking Christ on on a flaming stick....

If I had known I could make 20 bucks an hour for saying "The Molsons in the cooler on the right" I would have emigrated to Canda years ago.

The kindest thing we could do to the Canadians is annex them, by force if necessary.

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