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		chrisdevereux on June 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rum Deal: America’s booze laws are terrible If nothing else, why not make the licenses non-transferrable and auction the available licenses? Seems like they're missing out on an easy source of income by letting third parties benefit from the restricted supply.

pbhjpbhj on June 16, 2014 [–]

Presumably the answer is corrupt officials? That seems to be the only thing that makes sense - they don't want the State to make the money they want their friends to make it and, of course, share it with them??

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