PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Millions of dollars in lobbying efforts by groups on all sides of the liquor privatization issue had little impact on the opinions of everyday Pennsylvanians, according to two groups that released a poll Tuesday.
About two-thirds support fully privatizing the sale of wine and spirits, a figure that has remained virtually unchanged over the past nine months…
Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said they are satisfied with the current retail options for buying wine and spirits, but nearly half of that group said they still would prefer to have private retailers sell wine and liquor… (more)
EDITOR: Good luck in making heads or tails of the poll results. It may have a lot to do with how they asked the questions.
The poll results are pretty much in line with the past 40+ years of poling. The citizens have said time and time again they don’t want the state store system but the legislature hasn’t been listening until now.
Privatization IS Modernization. Accept nothing less.