Utah one step closer
The Utah legislator who presented this bill to the Senate Business and Labor Committee yesterday (Feb 7, 2019) joked that the proposed changes would be like opening "Pandora's box."
What changes? Changes to the state's liquor laws that would allow for higher alcohol content beer--currently available in state liquor stores--to be sold in grocery and convenience stores.
Here's the article
https://www.ksl.com/article/46486003/utah-one-step-closer-to-allowing-stronger-beer-in-grocery-convenience-stores
The push has been from a group of retailers, beer manufactures and distributors, and trade associations. These groups joined together as the Responsible Beer Choice Coalition.
Is there some irony in that name? Can beer manufacturers and distributors really be behind something called responsible beer choice, especially when alcohol is either a leading cause of, or contributor to, death. Check out this article from USA Today
Alcohol is a leading cause of death, disease worldwide, study says
While alcohol may not be the final killing factor, it is an associated factor "with nearly 1 in 10 deaths of people ages 15 to 49 years old."
The researchers "found that the "burden" of alcohol consumption was worse than previously reported. They called for more regulations around alcohol use and said there is no amount of alcohol that is healthy."
The lead author of the study said “The widely held view of the health benefits of alcohol needs revising, particularly as improved methods and analyses continue to shed light on how much alcohol contributes to global death and disability,” And he said if consumption were cut in half, a million lives would be saved each year around the world.
So, what do our legislators in Utah do?
They decide Utah needs to be like most of the rest of the country and make sure alcohol is more readily available.
While Senator Stevenson may have been joking, he was actually speaking truth.
The legislators view the bill as "strictly as commerce bill" but it is a bill that will affect consumers, and families.
The legislators see the bill as bringing Utah's laws in line with other states, and the bill was passed unanimously by the committee.
Most of the comments on the KSL article have been in support of the bill.
Legislators are being blinded by the false pretense of what progress and prosperity is. So much of the Wasatch Front has experience "progress" that it has also brought with it the plagues associated with it. Increased costs of living. Increased congestion. Increased homelessness. Increased drug and alcohol use.
With the passage of medical marijuana (I'll get some thoughts on that out at a later date) and now the very likely passage of increased alcohol access, Utah is on track to like the rest of the nation. And that means Utah is also on track to start experiencing increasing widespread natural disasters as the majority of the people turn their backs on God.
What changes? Changes to the state's liquor laws that would allow for higher alcohol content beer--currently available in state liquor stores--to be sold in grocery and convenience stores.
Here's the article
https://www.ksl.com/article/46486003/utah-one-step-closer-to-allowing-stronger-beer-in-grocery-convenience-stores
The push has been from a group of retailers, beer manufactures and distributors, and trade associations. These groups joined together as the Responsible Beer Choice Coalition.
Is there some irony in that name? Can beer manufacturers and distributors really be behind something called responsible beer choice, especially when alcohol is either a leading cause of, or contributor to, death. Check out this article from USA Today
Alcohol is a leading cause of death, disease worldwide, study says
While alcohol may not be the final killing factor, it is an associated factor "with nearly 1 in 10 deaths of people ages 15 to 49 years old."
The researchers "found that the "burden" of alcohol consumption was worse than previously reported. They called for more regulations around alcohol use and said there is no amount of alcohol that is healthy."
The lead author of the study said “The widely held view of the health benefits of alcohol needs revising, particularly as improved methods and analyses continue to shed light on how much alcohol contributes to global death and disability,” And he said if consumption were cut in half, a million lives would be saved each year around the world.
So, what do our legislators in Utah do?
They decide Utah needs to be like most of the rest of the country and make sure alcohol is more readily available.
While Senator Stevenson may have been joking, he was actually speaking truth.
The legislators view the bill as "strictly as commerce bill" but it is a bill that will affect consumers, and families.
The legislators see the bill as bringing Utah's laws in line with other states, and the bill was passed unanimously by the committee.
Most of the comments on the KSL article have been in support of the bill.
Legislators are being blinded by the false pretense of what progress and prosperity is. So much of the Wasatch Front has experience "progress" that it has also brought with it the plagues associated with it. Increased costs of living. Increased congestion. Increased homelessness. Increased drug and alcohol use.
With the passage of medical marijuana (I'll get some thoughts on that out at a later date) and now the very likely passage of increased alcohol access, Utah is on track to like the rest of the nation. And that means Utah is also on track to start experiencing increasing widespread natural disasters as the majority of the people turn their backs on God.
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