I started this petition because the tide needs to change here in Utah. I have lived here 12 years and have seen no change in the way liquor is sold. Liquor prices should not be set by a state government or some executive council of overpaid board members. This is a free market society and prices should be set by the simple supply and demand structure as everything else is.

The government needs to except the fact that what they are doing is immoral and bow out of the price setting scam here in Utah. They are allowed to regulate the when and where it is sold rules but should never of been given the right to profit from it anymore then the sale of other merchandise here in Utah.

Companies like Costco and Trader Joes are fully capable and willing to set up separate spaces in their stores to prevent the sale of alcohol to minors.

Please sign this petition so that the ball can begin rolling for the restaurant and private liquor industry here in Utah. This is a government of the people by the people and for the people so you must make your voice heard.

367.2 MILLION DOLLARS were put into state pockets last year that could of gone into small business owners and restaurant owners pockets on a local level.

Story of another state..

Liquor Privatization Saves Lives? Part II

OCTOBER 28, 2013 | by DAWN TOGUCHI

Public safety improved in Washington state after liquor store privatization, we told you back in July. As further data comes in, the results continue to impress: Most state alcohol-related arrests continue to decline. DUI collisions and charges for “minor in possession” both improved following privatization.

But what about preventing sales to minors? Pennsylvanians have heard the UFCW claim they can do it better than the private sector, though state police don't peform sting operations in PLCB stores. Here's how they've fared in Washington:

Judging from the first year of data, the private sector has stepped up to this challenge. According to the WSLCB’s “Compliance Rates for Retailers Since 2012,” those private sector stores with at least 10,000 square feet (as required by Initiative 1183) or former state contract stores have averaged just over a 92 percent compliance rate. The most recent check for August 2013 showed a compliance rate of nearly 94 percent. These numbers do not show a significant drop in compliance rates with private liquor sales.

Using data from the Washington State Patrol, the Washington Policy Center has found that the improving trends of alcohol-related arrests in their state were not reversed, to the consternation of privatization opponents who claimed otherwise.

State control wasn’t keeping Washington residents safer. And now residents are enjoying improved public safety reports, in addition to increased sales and tax revenue, thanks to ending their government alcohol monopoly.