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Gov Love Lifts Liquor Liberty!

• Nathan Benefield
• June 8, 2012

Gov. Tom Corbett announced his support for full liquor store privatization today on Dom Giordano’s radio show. Now it’s the legislature’s turn to develop a plan that will free…

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Liquor Control Board worker contract may discourage privatization

• June 7, 2012

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Will Union Contracts Stop Liquor Store Privatization?

• June 6, 2012

Desperate to protect the monopoly that provides his cushy $287,000 salary and benefits package, liquor store union boss Wendell Young IV has launched yet another dishonest attack. Mr. Young is…

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Top-10 Reasons to Choose Booze or Lose

• June 4, 2012

The Terrible 10: Whether You’re a Boozer (drinker) or Chooser (non-drinker), the PLCB Makes You a Loser.  Find out the top-10 reasons that government in the booze business is a…

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Top 5 Ways Liquor Monopoly Wastes Your Money

• May 30, 2012

There’s good reason why other states, like Washington, have moved to get government out of the booze business, and aren’t looking to copy Pennsylvania’s flawed monopoly model.  This post…

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The Booze Business is a Lose Business for Taxpayers

• Nathan Benefield
• May 24, 2012

I heard on the radio this week another ridiculous ad against allowing retail stores to sell wine or liquor, funded by UFCW dues to play on stations across…

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Taxpayers Screaming at PLCB Waste

• Nathan Benefield
• May 17, 2012

Another day, another story of waste at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. ABC 27’s Dennis Owens reports on the PLCB buying extravagant wine, then selling it at a discount…

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Broken Bottle Booze Bonanza Baffles Bourbon Barons

• May 15, 2012

Another day, another alliteration, another wasteful Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board practice uncovered by the media. This time, a hat tip to Ben Simmoneau of CBS 3 Philadelphia for his report…

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UnAPPetizing Waste Poured by PLCB…Again

• May 11, 2012

  Have you heard of the millionaire iPhone app?  It’s called VIP Black and for $1,000 at the iTunes store you get a “premium lifestyle application” that guarantees “heightened…

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