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Yeah I know it doesn’t make it socialist but it’s a cool policy don’t @ me

  • widuqind [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    aiui there are seventeen states in the us that follow this policy as well. more common than you’d think.

  • penguin_von_doom [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    They also close really early and on holidays, and in usual grocery stores you can only get weak beer. Not a super fan tbh

  • Owl [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    They used to be in Washington State too, but Costco rammed through a referendum for a new liquor law specifically designed to benefit them.

    • Owl [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      And by "specifically designed to benefit them" I mean it "protects against sketchy corner liquor stands" by having a minimum square footage requirement for a store to have a liquor license.