tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post7363424768162434553..comments2024-03-21T11:05:48.522-04:00Comments on The Passionate Foodie: Rant: Wine at Farmer's Markets?Richard Auffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-4376214978928590772009-10-01T17:49:37.272-04:002009-10-01T17:49:37.272-04:00Thanks very much for your input, and I do agree. I...Thanks very much for your input, and I do agree. I am seeking more info about the bill and when I find out more, I'll report back.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-60581028502603134572009-10-01T01:56:56.011-04:002009-10-01T01:56:56.011-04:00Did this die? It sounds like it did, at least for...Did this die? It sounds like it did, at least for Beer. Buzzard's Bay Brewery just went out of business and as part of their reasoning they cited the fact that this bill was "eviscerated."<br /><br />Last Call For Popular Local Beer:<br />http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090917/NEWS/909170349<br /><br />I'm sure the new double taxation on their product didn't help either (I'm guessing most of their sales are in MA). This is only the start, the idea has been floating around to tax alcohol even more to fund healthcare.<br /><br />Local wineries, craft brewers, even distillers and cider makers represent a potential growth industry for the state. Not only that, it’s a prestige industry that would benefit tourism, fine dining and attempts to save farmland. Unfortunately, your freedom to do business in this state is increasingly circumscribed by law. And you can’t change those laws if you don’t have the bigger special interest group in your corner.<br /><br />We now have marriage equality in Massachusetts but some freedoms take longer to reach our fair shores. It’s stuff like this that drove me to the Libertarian Party. Ok, beat that rant ;-)Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.com