A liquor store owning friend of mine called a lawmaker to ask what is going to happen with WIGS (wine in grocery stores). The issue is not whether it happens but whether liquor store owners get some kind of soft landing provision in whatever is proposed.
Anyway, my friend was told the governor has a new guy chairing his panel on "small business."
The guys last name is Wegman.
Guess that answers the question.
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I already noticed that some of the drug stores now have wine on their shelfs. Cheap wine. See I think that's what will save the people like Allens. They have wine on the shelfs. Not grape jelly with a kick.
"The guy’s last name is Wegman."
Your right Jeff. And let’s not forget that the Wegman family contributed $90,000 to the Cuomo campaign.
Originally proposed by Gov.Paterson, at best it would bring $300,000,000 in revenue. While at the same time a Cornell University study showed liquor stores would lose a third of their income if the proposal is adopted. Some 1,200 to 1,500 liquor stores, out of about 2,750 statewide, would go out of business, translating to about 5,000 lost jobs.
The concessions to liquor store owners would let them form buying cooperatives, sell food products, install ATMs etc. I don’t believe the “soft landing” you refer to goes nearly far enough to offset the potential losses.
Last year’s proposed legislation that was rejected by both Democrats and Republicans was nothing more than a short term money grab.
Any future or upcoming proposal should be put on hold until there is a more complete understanding of the economic impact.
I would guess those would be malt based wines...not actually classified as wine.
"I would guess those would be malt based wines...not actually classified as wine."
No sir. What is being discussed in Albany would in fact be alcohol base wines available not only grocery stores but other big box stores as well.
For example, Walmarts.
I was referring to Crazy Ray's observation, not the WIG special interest agenda.
FTR...I don't care about mom and pops as much as I am sure that this will result in less state revenue. of course Cuomo is less interested in maximizing NYS tax revenue and more interested in maximizing political donations to his party.
If they wanted to do the right thing they would lower the drinking age to 18 where it belongs, instead of WIGs. They would have to make it a penny fine to keep our fed money. Then we would have more revenue and keep 20yos away form 14yos at parties too.
Will the "medallions" be for sale?
so what happened to "free market?" You all advocate a protectionist government, but what about the consumer? Don't tell me where I can or can't shop-I vote with my dollars.
Huh? You can shop anywhere you would like. There is a liquor store attached to almost every Wegmans (owned by a family member because of the limit of one liquor license per person). Feel free to shop there if you would like.
WIGS is just one more step in become a society without culture or class. With WIGS we can say goodbye to corks and decanters and hello to screw caps and wine boxes. That's a world I am dreading.
As I am to. I went to Alens last night to get a cold cure. The people there are so nice. I am feeling much better after a shot of Fireball Whiskey. It cost me $20 to break this cold. Thamk you Alens LQ. Will the Wigs make me better?
In California, grocery stores have been able to sell wine and liquor for the last 50+ years, yet there's STILL a "Liquor Store" on every other corner that seems to somehow survive as well. The problem here is, New York needs to allow it's "Liquor Stores" to also sell adult magazines, cigars, cigarettes, Lotto, and anything else they can make a buck or two on. If New York "Liquor Stores" can only sell wine and spirits, the grocery stores are gonna take 50% of their profits away, thus creating even MORE unemployment. Memo to New York: Please catch-up to the 21st Century.
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