I am amazed at what I have heard and read about what people have to say about alcohol, especially when it comes to dry/wet counties. Where do I start? The person who thinks their parents did not drink because they were in a dry county? If a person wants to drink in a dry county they will. Perhaps I should start with those who do not want a county wet because it would cause their kids to drink, what do you think? Do you really think your kids will not drink because it is not convenient to get it?
To be honest I am tired of hearing all the discussion about how bad alcohol is. I know plenty of people who drink and still manage their lives just fine.
True, there are some who give alcohol a bad name, for instance by blaming it for the wrong they do in life. There are some who drink and do not, or cannot control it, they need to get a grip on their life or not drink at all. Most people who drink do no harm with it.
I do not think it is right for a county to forbid the sale of alcohol with the result of making someone drive out of their way to get it. It is also bad for the economy of the county. I live in Sharp County Arkansas, the wet/dry issue was kicked off the ballot so we were not allowed to vote on it.
The required number of signatures was collected, but a lawsuit funded mainly from Missouri alcohol money got the issue kicked off the ballot shortly before the election. For more detailed information about this go to Lawsuits watered with alcohol money
Friday, March 13, 2009
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