I am against is legislation for many reasons... Big box stores are spreading propaganda about liquor stores in Kansas (masquerading as advocates for the people) solely to increase their bottom line. This bill is about their GREED! They want it all!
How many more businesses do they have to shut down before someone says enough! They speak of monopolies... they need to look in the mirror! Do they even know what a monopoly is? There are 110 liquor stores in Wichita and over 750 in Kansas... Every one of these businesses are owned by individuals who followed letter of the law to acquire their licenses, and have been held to the standards set forth by the liquor control act when prohibition was lifted. While some of these rules are ridiculous, they are still rules that are enforced. There are open hour restrictions, days open restrictions, and age requirements for employees. Big box stores and convenience stores want to change the rules in the middle of the game so they can play, too! They are using their corporate bullies and corporate money to fight against individuals who depend on their businesses for survival (because they have poured all their heart, soul, time and private funding into it).
Make no mistake... if this bill passes, people will lose their jobs and their businesses. If it doesn't pass, Dillons will still survive, as will QT. They won't lose a thing except money. The punchline here is that I have to shop at the grocery store and the gas station! There is no way around them!
The social ramifications of this law cannot be fully realized... There will absolutely be more underage drinking.
Alcohol will be more accessible to recovering alcoholics and alcoholics alike. A recovering alcoholic doesn't stop at the liquor store... but they have to buy groceries. Temptation at its best!
Advocates for this bill have stated that other states make this work. It's true! California has alcohol in their grocery stores. They also hav
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Damien Cook
11 years ago
What a time we live in! I am a local small business owner and local consumer alike. As Kansans it is our fiscal responsibility to support, at every opportunity, all reputable local businesses! Keeping KS dollars in KS is vital to our economy which is already struggling. The message this legislation is sending to all future entrepreneurs in our home towns or otherwise is one that promises they will be sold out and passed over regardless their efforts and economic contributions to satisfy their Kansas Legislators own beliefs. Today, right now we need to Support our local retailers even more than we have in the past by encouraging opposition to HB 2200 or any future changes proposed that will obviously negatively impact OUR economy, business owners, consumers, tax payers, work force and neighbors.
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Damien Cook
11 years ago
What a time we live in! I am a local small business owner and local consumer alike. As Kansans it is our fiscal responsibility to support, at every opportunity, all reputable local businesses! Keeping KS dollars in KS is vital to our economy which is already struggling. The message this legislation is sending to all future entrepreneurs in our home towns or otherwise is one that promises they will be sold out and passed over regardless their efforts and economic contributions to satisfy their Kansas Legislators own beliefs. Today, right now we need to Support our local retailers even more than we have in the past by encouraging opposition to HB 2200 or any future changes proposed that will obviously negatively impact OUR economy, business owners, consumers, tax payers, work force and neighbors.
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shirli Poulton
11 years ago
Liquor is a controlled substance and it remain a controlled substance. We have lost so many small businesses in our town to big stores, and I hate it!
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shirli Poulton
11 years ago
Liquor is a controlled substance and it remain a controlled substance. We have lost so many small businesses in our town to big stores, and I hate it!
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cindy werner
11 years ago
Do the BIG stores really need to take another Mom and Pop store down to make China more economically stable?
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cindy werner
11 years ago
Do the BIG stores really need to take another Mom and Pop store down to make China more economically stable?
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Jennifer Ankenbauer
11 years ago
Vote NO on House Bill 2200
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Jennifer Ankenbauer
11 years ago
Vote NO on House Bill 2200
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Katrina Zachary
11 years ago
Support small businesses!!
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Katrina Zachary
11 years ago
Support small businesses!!
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Caroline Allender
11 years ago
I support the small business man & do not believe in putting more alcohol in convience & grocery stores. Let's help the little guy out for once instead of making the rich richer.
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Caroline Allender
11 years ago
I support the small business man & do not believe in putting more alcohol in convience & grocery stores. Let's help the little guy out for once instead of making the rich richer.
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teri logan
11 years ago
We support our local owners business I feel it they are closed and allowed to sell in our grocery store our young children will have a better and easier way of obtain what they want
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teri logan
11 years ago
We support our local owners business I feel it they are closed and allowed to sell in our grocery store our young children will have a better and easier way of obtain what they want
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Keep the ownership of liquor stores the same. Liquor does not belong in grocery or big box stores
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J A Sexson
11 years ago
Keep the ownership of liquor stores the same. Liquor does not belong in grocery or big box stores
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DAVID L KEMP CPA
11 years ago
PRIVATE LIQUOR STORES ARE A MORE PROFESSIONAL WAY TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO BUY ALCOHOL AND AVOID CHILDREN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ADULT HABITS
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DAVID L KEMP CPA
11 years ago
PRIVATE LIQUOR STORES ARE A MORE PROFESSIONAL WAY TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO BUY ALCOHOL AND AVOID CHILDREN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ADULT HABITS
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Stephanie Henderson
11 years ago
Please throw this bill out for good & quit letting the big box retailers try to take over & take our money out of state!
I am against is legislation for many reasons... Big box stores are spreading propaganda about liquor stores in Kansas (masquerading as advocates for the people) solely to increase their bottom line. This bill is about their GREED! They want it all! How many more businesses do they have to shut down before someone says enough! They speak of monopolies... they need to look in the mirror! Do they even know what a monopoly is? There are 110 liquor stores in Wichita and over 750 in Kansas... Every one of these businesses are owned by individuals who followed letter of the law to acquire their licenses, and have been held to the standards set forth by the liquor control act when prohibition was lifted. While some of these rules are ridiculous, they are still rules that are enforced. There are open hour restrictions, days open restrictions, and age requirements for employees. Big box stores and convenience stores want to change the rules in the middle of the game so they can play, too! They are using their corporate bullies and corporate money to fight against individuals who depend on their businesses for survival (because they have poured all their heart, soul, time and private funding into it). Make no mistake... if this bill passes, people will lose their jobs and their businesses. If it doesn't pass, Dillons will still survive, as will QT. They won't lose a thing except money. The punchline here is that I have to shop at the grocery store and the gas station! There is no way around them! The social ramifications of this law cannot be fully realized... There will absolutely be more underage drinking. Alcohol will be more accessible to recovering alcoholics and alcoholics alike. A recovering alcoholic doesn't stop at the liquor store... but they have to buy groceries. Temptation at its best! Advocates for this bill have stated that other states make this work. It's true! California has alcohol in their grocery stores. They also hav
What a time we live in! I am a local small business owner and local consumer alike. As Kansans it is our fiscal responsibility to support, at every opportunity, all reputable local businesses! Keeping KS dollars in KS is vital to our economy which is already struggling. The message this legislation is sending to all future entrepreneurs in our home towns or otherwise is one that promises they will be sold out and passed over regardless their efforts and economic contributions to satisfy their Kansas Legislators own beliefs. Today, right now we need to Support our local retailers even more than we have in the past by encouraging opposition to HB 2200 or any future changes proposed that will obviously negatively impact OUR economy, business owners, consumers, tax payers, work force and neighbors.
What a time we live in! I am a local small business owner and local consumer alike. As Kansans it is our fiscal responsibility to support, at every opportunity, all reputable local businesses! Keeping KS dollars in KS is vital to our economy which is already struggling. The message this legislation is sending to all future entrepreneurs in our home towns or otherwise is one that promises they will be sold out and passed over regardless their efforts and economic contributions to satisfy their Kansas Legislators own beliefs. Today, right now we need to Support our local retailers even more than we have in the past by encouraging opposition to HB 2200 or any future changes proposed that will obviously negatively impact OUR economy, business owners, consumers, tax payers, work force and neighbors.
Liquor is a controlled substance and it remain a controlled substance. We have lost so many small businesses in our town to big stores, and I hate it!
Liquor is a controlled substance and it remain a controlled substance. We have lost so many small businesses in our town to big stores, and I hate it!
Do the BIG stores really need to take another Mom and Pop store down to make China more economically stable?
Do the BIG stores really need to take another Mom and Pop store down to make China more economically stable?
Vote NO on House Bill 2200
Vote NO on House Bill 2200
Support small businesses!!
Support small businesses!!
I support the small business man & do not believe in putting more alcohol in convience & grocery stores. Let's help the little guy out for once instead of making the rich richer.
I support the small business man & do not believe in putting more alcohol in convience & grocery stores. Let's help the little guy out for once instead of making the rich richer.
We support our local owners business I feel it they are closed and allowed to sell in our grocery store our young children will have a better and easier way of obtain what they want
We support our local owners business I feel it they are closed and allowed to sell in our grocery store our young children will have a better and easier way of obtain what they want
Keep the ownership of liquor stores the same. Liquor does not belong in grocery or big box stores
Keep the ownership of liquor stores the same. Liquor does not belong in grocery or big box stores
PRIVATE LIQUOR STORES ARE A MORE PROFESSIONAL WAY TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO BUY ALCOHOL AND AVOID CHILDREN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ADULT HABITS
PRIVATE LIQUOR STORES ARE A MORE PROFESSIONAL WAY TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO BUY ALCOHOL AND AVOID CHILDREN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ADULT HABITS
Please throw this bill out for good & quit letting the big box retailers try to take over & take our money out of state!