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kevshea t1_j2creu3 wrote
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kevshea t1_iwwyda9 wrote
Reply to comment by DirectorBeneficial48 in Pacific Avenue is finally--FINALLY--getting paved. by stf210
Even if it did count it as a word, it'd say "And it only took two years", and tw follows to alphabetically.
kevshea t1_iwcj666 wrote
Reply to comment by ayleidanthropologist in The lifespans of honey bees living in laboratory environments has dropped about 50% over the last 50 years, hinting at possible causes for the worrisome trends across the beekeeping industry, according to new research by University of Maryland entomologists. by Wagamaga
And our water sources are increasingly polluted as well.
kevshea t1_j3v0spp wrote
Reply to comment by Brudesandwich in Gov. Murphy proposes ending NJ's cap on liquor licenses. by Brudesandwich
Also, he's proposed relaxing the license cap over time, which will stop current ones from becoming worthless. You can imagine that if anyone paid a million for one today and tomorrow they said "lol actually anyone can sell booze", it'd immediately be worthless and they'd be out the full amount.
But its value is essentially in government-mandated lack of competition, driving up prices for all of us, and if competition is allowed to ramp up slowly then they'll still capture benefits of having the license, slowly decreasing each year. It'll be worth less than they anticipated, but not necessarily by a ton (if it were phased out over, say, 30 years). The tax credit could hopefully make up the difference relatively cheaply.
That said, yeah it's pretty terrible and causing a great deal more loss for the whole state to maintain this system than it would cause to the restaurateurs or whoever to tear it down. I'm for moving fast, breaking things, and maybe offering partial compensation to the current cartel beneficiaries.