Packaged Beer / Liquor in Cambellsville

who knows wrote:

It's been one year since the moist vote passed and the first drink was served in Campbellsville. The chief of police reported no increased DUI arrest or any alcohol related misconduct. This has been a good test and now it's time to go all the way.

Mr Know It All wrote:

<quoted text>Uhhhh...the tax you pay for alcohol doesn't go to the county, it goes to the state.

why wrote:

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I agree to an extent, but I will expand on the thought...
McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell and other fast food establishments do not serve alcohol in any stores and Campbellsville is overrun with them. Most people buy beer, wine and spirits packaged. The businesses that sell these contribute to their local economies. Yes, the tax is state imposed but the jobs and other attributes are local. We should be doing everything possible in today's economy to shore up our position in Taylor County. Do not give these retail sales to others if it can be prevented. With your train of thought, why not vote Taylor County "Tobacco free"? Have everyone who purchases tobacco product go to Marion County to buy them too.

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Mr Know It All wrote:

<quoted text>Uhhhh...the tax you pay for alcohol doesn't go to the county, it goes to the state.

not right wrote:

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If you could read or understand, the "right to sale" license in this town goes to the city. There is a city tax on each beer sold here. In lebanon, the county gets a minimum of one thousand dollars per estibilishment to sell liquor or beer. That goes to the county.
So, to say the county gets no money, is right, but the county isn't moist, the city is. The city does get tax and license fees for any store to sell, plus a per drink tax going to the city.
The rules now makes you have a large restaurant to sell. With package stores, any convience store could sell and have to pay that same thousand dollar license to operate and have the same tax on each item sold. Making alot more revenue for the city, and the county, if they follow suit.
Big Johns is 6 miles away and makes alot of money. Employess there pay county taxes, license fees paid, occupatitional taxes, all paid to marion county.
It's so simple, maybe that's why its complex to you. Just keep letting marion county getting all the taxes, it's no trouble to drive 6 miles. Maybe we don't need anymore revenue taxes.
People that go to marion county to buy, buy larger amounts so they don't have to drive back and forth so much. Wouldn't it make sense that if we had local convience stores here, they would only buy what they needed, and not stock pile it up?
I think there would be less DUI's, not more. Critics claimed more DUI's when we got moist, police report no increased activity, so throw that theory out the door. The same people opposing this, are the same ones drinking at the country club, or the ones you see out of down drinking like fishes.
It's just "not in our town" thing, but we do lose alot of revenue having our lil church town here, taking all in consideration, the new employees hired, increased license to sell, and the per drink tax imposed.
Like I said, I can drive 6 miles, but stop increasing taxes and imposing new ones, when you will not take advantage of revenue that you refuse to accept that is already here.

Why not wrote:

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I think that about covers it all. So think about the JOBS & The REVENUE for this town while your going to your lil church this sunday. Most of you drive that 6 miles once a month yourselfs.

here you go wrote:

1.. Big Johns hires over 20 employees. 90% of sales comes from taylor county. Wouldn't it seem possible that you would need at least 20 new employees from taylor co if we bought it here?
New package stores would open, hiring employees.
Other dry counties would come here and buy, being closer to them. Increase sales equals increased jobs. Increased sales equals increased tax revenues.
2... City gets yearly license fee plus per drink tax. So revenue would be in city's general fund.
3.. Walmart doesn't sell liquor anywhere. but the local walmart pays occupatitional taxes and their employees pays city and county taxes. Per drink local tax would still have to be paid by everyone, including walmart.
4. If you don't drink, than it doesn't matter to if we lose revenue or not. Your not paying any to other counties.

who knows wrote:

Why does Taylor County support Marion and others by not being wet? TC is missing out on a lot of tax revenue.

rod wrote:

catholic is better religion..peopel can think and make own minds..respect others..my baptist friends drink all the time

Clean for years wrote:

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Your right Lebanon full of Catholics & most people there are freindly. As for Mr. know it all. You should run for office in C-ville your brain would fit right in.
How could you honestly sit there with your 1 thur 5 sh-t & make someone beleive that stuff.

need some help wrote:

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wow, sounds like your family came from casey county. We're all not like the ones you been around. Coke, pills, and needles doesn't come from package stores.,they come from your local doctor. Crack is already here and package stores don't promote drugs.
Was you one of the survivors from Jonestown>>?
Sounds like it, it will be OK, just don't drink the cool-aid

Mr Know It All wrote:

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1. Wrong on all counts.
2. Wrong again. How can you charge a "per drink" tax on package sales?
3. See # 2 again.
4. Obviously....someone other than yourself will have to do allot better job selling us on the idea that putting a "6 Packs R-Us" on every corner is an economic solution this community needs.

here you go wrote:

1.. Big Johns hires over 20 employees. 90% of sales comes from taylor county. Wouldn't it seem possible that you would need at least 20 new employees from taylor co if we bought it here?
New package stores would open, hiring employees.
Other dry counties would come here and buy, being closer to them. Increase sales equals increased jobs. Increased sales equals increased tax revenues.
2... City gets yearly license fee plus per drink tax. So revenue would be in city's general fund.
3.. Walmart doesn't sell liquor anywhere. but the local walmart pays occupatitional taxes and their employees pays city and county taxes. Per drink local tax would still have to be paid by everyone, including walmart.
4. If you don't drink, than it doesn't matter to if we lose revenue or not. Your not paying any to other counties.

Been there done that wrote:

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But I agree with you on the other facts. Including car loads of us purchasing our alcohol right over the county line while we were sophomores in high school...and not just one time.

idiot wrote:

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How can you say I'm wrong, you are truely an idiot, maybe you should start drinking, than, at least, you would have an excuse.
How can you sell "horsesense" to someone that only knows the back end of one.
you must be chester simms, he's got rich off taylor county. Why don't you go back working on global hunger, this is way over your head.

Mr Know It All wrote:

<quoted text> Sophomores buying alcohol by the car load? Nice!!!
OK boys, you convinced me...let's go "wet" so we can keep those teenagers here to buy their booze, instead of in Marion Co.
Good idea!!!