...just discovered a secret reason why PA's state-controlled wine prices aren't so desirable. Yes, if you live in Pennsylvania (Commonwealth residents know and disdain this), you have to purchase any wine or liquor at the Liquor Control Board's stores. Yet, beer is sold separately at distributors; six-packs are available for take-out at some restaurants. It is difficult trying to explain this system to out-of-staters, because - yes! - it is ridiculous, out-dated and seems to just be in place for the Commonwealth to make money off its resident-consumers.
H'okay, here's what we learned last night: there is a "Johnstown Flood Tax" that has been present since the flood happened in 1936. What was meant to be a temporary tax to raise funds to rebuild Johnstown was never repealed. Suppose the Capitol still wants that money coming in, eh?
Here is an information site about the JFT:
http://www.johnstownfloodtax.com/
If you're a PA resident who purchases wine, consider what's going on here. The personal is political. Maybe we can vote to repeal this; in the mean-time, Delaware is a short drive away (for some of us). *sigh*
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