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The Official Party Wine

According to the Boston Globe, one of the more decisive issues in the upcoming circus known as the November elections is whether or not to allow grocery stores to sell wine.

The professional jobholders’ position within Massachusetts is that allowing grocery stores to sell wine creates an “enforcement” problem.

Eddie J. Jenkins , the chairman of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, and Ted Mahony , the agency’s chief investigator, issued statements saying that such a law would undermine their enforcement efforts.

Which means, of course, the state is simply concerned with their ability to gain alcohol sales revenue, through force.

This does not mean, naturally, that the state is not concerned for the children.

Mahony in his statement said: `I am opposed to Question 1 because it would make alcohol more accessible to underage persons and will dramatically increase the availability of alcohol in Massachusetts."

Tired old clichés continue to be the chief carnival bark for the November circus.

State liquor officials blast wine-sales ballot question

Posted by on 10/17 at 07:12 AM