Bill would ban daily drink specials

[The Straight Story]

(UT) Bill would ban daily drink specials

Under a new proposed liquor law, bars and restaurants would no longer be able to offer daily drink specials. Utah law already prohibits happy-hour specials, but the new measure would ban other drink specials. The bill cleared both the House and the Senate.

The sponsor of the bill, Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, said the bill is designed to make people eat when they drink and stop people from over consuming.

“This bill is designed, in part, to stop overconsumption of alcohol,” Valentine said.

http://qsaltlake.com/2011/03/09/bill-would-ban-daily-drink-specials/

[1gobluedem]

1. From the party of smaller, less intrusive government

Bwahahahahahahahah.......:rofl:

[Cassandra]

2. Unregulated, free market capitalism for me...

but not for thee.

[Populist_Prole]

5. Yes yes! GOP telling a business what it can and cannot do?

No irony there right? Who'dda thunk?

[regnaD kciN]

6. When it's in Utah and violates the Book of Mormon, of course!

:puke:

[leveymg]

3. Twelve-year old girls shouldn't be drinking, anyway, unless married. Right, Orin?

[era veteran]

4. Good Law, regardless of politics

[truebrit71]

7. Did you forget the sarcasm thingy?

:wtf:

[era veteran]

11. Drunks on the loose costs society a lot

Of course you can't convince a drunk of that.
I teach responsible serving practices to bar and restaurant people.

[WatsonT]

8. Stupid and pointless.

[Aerows]

9. Well, THIS isn't the Nanny State

or regulating businesses.

[Modern_Matthew]

10. Lol. Figures they'd ban the reduction in price of something, regardless of what it is. nt