The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-18
Editorial
A DISGUISED DISCOUNT BILL FOR The SALOONS!
House Bill 200

Some few weeks back January 28 we attention to
of the Legislature measures are IN
give substantial discounts liquor purchases 10
retail liquor dealers
House bill 118 proposed per cent discount That meas
rejected by the House.
Now another lib 200, has been SO amended tat
will accomplish substantially the same purposen the gulse
Of being bonus Korean War veterans.
ZOO originally introduced by Minette, Durkee and
Barrett proposed flat four cent excise tax all liquor
finance honorarum But somewhere along the
line between time of introduction and almost unanimous pass
age the by House. there slight revamp
how the 900 for the bonus to be raised from the sale
of liquor
AS by House. HB 200 additional
per levy on purchases liquor by individual permit
ersbutnot retail liquor establishments Should lib 200
grade unchanged the Senate receive guberna
oria approval individuals you and me) will be penazed
additional 10 cent to buy our liquor over what the liquor
trade pay And instead of all liquor paying
the cost would be sadded only 35 of
the Thus by little reverse English 10 cent
granted the saloonsa in the of providing
bonus for the veterans Of the Korean War
Earlier opposing HB 118, asserted that should it
law the ateowned retail liquor store system would be
That substantial discount be allowed the
because of the OF longer hours each day.
the very good probability the bars would underse the state
stores would only be matter of time until the state would
have to the operation OF It's retail outlets because OF
growing lack of business.
The same arguments hold true as regards 200 How
of the states 10000 individual permit holders 954 to-
ta going fool with buying and keeping track of
nit when by stepping into the nearest bar they purchase
liquor lower price than at the
Taking view of lib 200 what bonding company will
consider in bonus bonds good investment when the
only collateral the state can put up under the DILL IS rapidly
decreasing volume of sales to individual permit hoders The
panthere likely be But
questioning whether the the
the bons the movatng factor behind HB 200 amended
Whether the bonds be sold should lib 200 be-
come law will be for the state stores to sell ndvdu
ais liquor per higher than to the saloons.
Whether is the intention of those who this GIN
mick the bill to weaken destroy the state
retail immatera Should the amendment be
tanned lib become law there other
except for state retail stores close their doors at not distant
time in the future.
The goal trade has long been the adjustment
of the state retail system HB 200 by the House.
the longest step toward achievement of that goal they have
been able make date Should they be successful the state
will eventually millions of dollars liquor prices
will and somebody you and me) will be holding the bag lii
the balance the indebtedness incurred
hunk cash for service during the Korean War
to be hoped that Senator Mahoneys Finance and Claims
Committee will take look lib 200 before giving
The the "green light in that deibeTaive body
NOTE Of all -
1915 fiscal 195354 million
dollars 55e
nubic aIfora ono ba1f 90 l
General he public financing -
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