Costco: Corporate Champion of the Consumer

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Is definition #2 wrong?

Yes.

That's cool, still really don't see why this should be allowed. We have had this discussion before Sasaki. This time it worked out nicely in getting rid of a bad law. So you think it is a good process. And yet, along with this nice outcome there are going to be countless other elections where interest groups and corporations buy victories for crony capitalist policies and politicians by spamming misinformation and commercials at voters 24/7.

Hooray, everyone can speak as loud as their money can buy them, good thing it is only the people with bad ideas that have no money amiright?

You are resigning yourself to never being able to change a bad law then. The status quo will be too powerful. In elections name recognition will rule.

How much do you think can be done with commercials? How bad a law do you think a corporation could get passed?

[a completely inoffensive name]

Yes.

Kk, we got that cleared up.

You are resigning yourself to never being able to change a bad law then. The status quo will be too powerful. In elections name recognition will rule.

How much do you think can be done with commercials? How bad a law do you think a corporation could get passed?

I think advertising can make people do and think whatever someone wants them to do and think. It can make teenagers have parents buy a $2,000 laptop to browse facebook and write word documents.

[drone]

Virginia has much the same system (distilled spirits sold only in state run stores), and they are making some nice profits on it. The biggest problem is the selection, it's difficult to find some of the rarer brands.

I love Costco, they treat their employees well and they get cool stuff all the time. But I'm having trouble imaging the liquor section of a Costco store. 4-pack box of 1.75L Smirnoff?

[Vladimir]

Virginia has much the same system (distilled spirits sold only in state run stores), and they are making some nice profits on it. The biggest problem is the selection, it's difficult to find some of the rarer brands.

How rare? Do Maryland stores have a more diverse selection?

I enjoy ABC because if they lack something I'm looking for they can easily find it at another store or order it.

[Centurion1]

maryland (im a resident) has private stores as long as you have a liquor license so the quality can range from cheap hood shops to high class stores.

In NYC its much the same.

costco is a relatively nice place, like a nicer walmart.

[classical_hero]

I never knew the government was in that Business.

[Vladimir]

I never knew the government was in that Business.

I blame the Puritans.