Sunday Liquor Sales and Increased Homestead Exemption Bills Fails
Decatur Metro | | 6:24 pmThe GA House of Reps killed the Sunday alcohol sales bill today, along with the bill that would have doubled the homestead exemption for residents from $2k to $4k.
In terms of the alcohol bill, I’m not all that concerned about it anymore. After three years of trying to get this bill out of the state house, I’m content with buying all my alcohol on Saturday. As for the symbolic, “we are not a backwater” argument to passing it…I would like to point out that Connecticut still has the same law on its books. So, whatever. Can’t wait to read about it again next year!
As for the Homestead increase…good riddance. I know lots of people are hurting out there right now, trying to make ends meet for a variety of reasons, but increasing the homestead in a year when all local governments are (hopefully) trying to “readjust” their budgets to this new economy, is just plain mean. Let’s at least give the locals a little time before we up and tighten the belt on them further. Also as I’ve said before, it sure would be less hypocritical for the state to pass this bill after it had provided its own state tax relief.
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They cherish individual liberty and personal responsibility, DM. Except when your choices run contrary to theirs. Cheers!
We will continue our weekly Sunday drunk-in-church and Thursday elderly-man-urinating-from steeple campaigns until this silly law is removed.
Good to see they are seriously considering all revenue raising options to fix our budget shortfall.
I don’t care how many states ban Sunday alcohol sales, it’s still a completely petty interference with our liberty and should be wiped off the books
Please correct the headline over this story, which includes “Failses.”
I think that is Yoda-speak, Bryan as in: Sunday liquor bill, failses it will, in committee.
Ha! Thanks Bryan…though the way you phrased your request, it kinda sounds like my weird word offended you.
Not sure how “fails” got an extra “es”.
Having worked in the beverage industry for many years a life time ago, my impression is that the State of Georgia clings to these laws more as a way to continue its iron grip on the industry overall – not so much from the proclaimed concerns about community morality or public health. I don’t think anyone can argue credibly that the “blue laws” have any measurable impact on alcoholism, drunk driving, etc. I think this issue has simply become an opportunity for soap-boxing for both sides of the issue.
Eventually, it will be left up to localities as it should be. Liberty has a way of dogging issues like this. I’m with Nick on this one – moving on here. The only lingering concern I have is that somehow this ritual argument about Sunday sales distracts from substantive efforts to help individuals and families who suffer from the hell of alcohol abuse 7 days a week – often at the price of someone’s life.
I know I’m supposed to plan ahead, but am I the only person who waits until Sunday morning to decide what to cook for a nice Sunday dinner? Fairly often, the recipe I want to cook calls for wine and so I’m out of luck. I find it really frustrating.
I just assumed it was lolcatz speech.
I kinda liked “failses.” It somehow seemsa propos to this story.