Posted on 11/10/2005 6:41:15 AM PST by TheForceOfOne
OGUNQUIT, Maine --Voters in this seaside town on Tuesday became the latest community to ban so-called "formula" restaurants.
Supporters of the chain restaurant ban put the measure on the ballot because they didn't want their town to turn into just another congested strip of Dunkin' Donuts, Subways, Applebee's and Burger Kings.
The measure, which was approved 506-207, prohibits formula restaurants, defined as establishments with the same name, employee uniforms, color schemes, architectural design, signage, or similar standardized features as another restaurant regardless of location or ownership.
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You haven't lived until you've eaten at the Pig diner in Pig, Kentucky.
Sam Walton
Damn! Who eats chains???
We do not live in a 100% democracy. The mob does not rule and cannot enforce some things they want.
Same sex sodomy was illegal by the will of the legislature. No serious effort was ever made to overturn the law by repeal. Put it to a vote and the public would probably support its continuation. The Supreme Court decided that it is not something for the majority to decide.
In a word, yes.
About 2 years ago I ran into a guy here in Virginia that seemed very familiar to me. It turns out that he was a member of a band that I used to enjoy hearing when I still lived in Delaware. We got talking and the Delaware smoking ban came up in our conversation. He was explaining how his group had completely stopped doing gigs in Delaware because the money wasn't there anymore.
The smoking ban had cut cut the crowds at the places they previously played by so much that the owners wouldn't, actually couldn't, pay what they had being paying in the past. In fact a number of places I used to frequent have cut out all live entertainment because of the ban.
I understand your point about taking up space in a restaurant, but I see it very differently for bars.
As I said in my first post, I actually find this appalling, but I can't muster much sypathy for the chains.
They will welcome being a parasite on the productive province of Alberta.
Give me some coords! East,west, north, south??
"I've found that male homos are perhaps the most condescending, elitist bunch of snobs anywhere."
Exactly! That is why it is not surprising that they voted to keep out affordable food. Plus the facts that the Swishers own the restaurants, and that Maine is the most business un-friendly place in America.
lol
Ummm, no. Socialism is where the govt. owns the businesses. When the govt. severely regulates and controls privately owned business, it's called Fascism.
I stand corrected.
I wonder if restraint of trade would be the suit that makes these socialist think again.
Fun thing to do is to drive by local establishments at lunch or dinner time and note which ones are filled up... then visit them. Usually, if its popular with the locals, its pretty good.
Remember to make certain that its the sort o' locals you want to associate with, though... Biker bars might be poplular, but I just not up to visitin' one.
Unless you live there, I can't imagine why any of us here really care what this little town does.
I don't know that there's actually a law in Sharpsburg, Md., (home of the Antietam Civil War battlefield), keeping fast food or chain places, but there aren't any. I think it's a relief, especially when you compare it to the commercialism of place like Gettysburg (which also has a great battlefield).
But that's not vanilla...
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