February 12, 2011Let me whine
NIAGARA FALLS — Alright, at first blush (hey that is a kind of wine), this topic may not seem relevant to cops or law enforcement.
But here is my preemptive strike at the New York State Police Chiefs Benevolent Association (are you listening Superintendent Chella) not to hop on board again this year on the whacky, harebrained scheme to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores around the Empire State.
Yes, like some group of undead zombies from a George Romero horror film, the shadowy group known as New Yorkers for Economic Growth and Open Markets has risen from the dead to again push the new state legislature to pass legislation that would allow beer sales-only outlets (uh that would be your friendly big box supermarket, think Walmart, Target, Tops, Wegmans, you get the picture) to begin selling bottled and box wines to consumers.
A year ago, when this ill-advised idea was being pitched to members of the state legislature, the Economic Growth and Open Markets group (what a great name, it’s almost like calling yourself a Mom and Apple Pie group, who could oppose that or who would oppose “Economic Growth and Open Markets”) managed to cobble together a strange collection of unions and well-intentioned associations, including the New York State Police Chiefs Benevolent Association, to support the proposal. It was a con then and it’s a con now.
They wrap the idea up with lots of pretty ribbons and bows and consultant approved buzz words, but the bottom line is it’s a proposal that will cripple small businesses, make it harder for small farms and small wineries like those in the Niagara Region to prosper and ultimately reduce consumer choice and access.
But here is my preemptive strike at the New York State Police Chiefs Benevolent Association (are you listening Superintendent Chella) not to hop on board again this year on the whacky, harebrained scheme to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores around the Empire State.
Yes, like some group of undead zombies from a George Romero horror film, the shadowy group known as New Yorkers for Economic Growth and Open Markets has risen from the dead to again push the new state legislature to pass legislation that would allow beer sales-only outlets (uh that would be your friendly big box supermarket, think Walmart, Target, Tops, Wegmans, you get the picture) to begin selling bottled and box wines to consumers.
A year ago, when this ill-advised idea was being pitched to members of the state legislature, the Economic Growth and Open Markets group (what a great name, it’s almost like calling yourself a Mom and Apple Pie group, who could oppose that or who would oppose “Economic Growth and Open Markets”) managed to cobble together a strange collection of unions and well-intentioned associations, including the New York State Police Chiefs Benevolent Association, to support the proposal. It was a con then and it’s a con now.
They wrap the idea up with lots of pretty ribbons and bows and consultant approved buzz words, but the bottom line is it’s a proposal that will cripple small businesses, make it harder for small farms and small wineries like those in the Niagara Region to prosper and ultimately reduce consumer choice and access.
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