tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post4743016098189065461..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Utah's liquor monopoly rakes in big profitsDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-46031785693953029472010-04-01T20:20:14.121-06:002010-04-01T20:20:14.121-06:00Utah passes new liquor laws. The state is coming ...Utah passes new liquor laws. The state is coming out of the wood works to draw in more tourist, will this new law actually work? It's nice being able to go to the bar and get a drink and not having to fell out a membership form. From and economic stand point I think this will do more for the state then higher liquor taxes. Because once you draw the tourist in they don’t only buy liquor but Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796778864098692703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-48032535616111824822009-11-04T00:16:28.247-07:002009-11-04T00:16:28.247-07:00-2 on Michael for multiple grammatical mistakes.
...-2 on Michael for multiple grammatical mistakes.<br /><br />I am not sure that the economics of this post are well thought through.<br /><br />There are really 2 monopolies in question here: the monopoly to tax liquor, and the monopoly to sell it. Utah has both, most states only have the former.<br /><br />In terms of taxes on liquor, Utah's are not the highest, so it isn't clear that Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-79991780130936494872009-10-31T13:14:44.920-06:002009-10-31T13:14:44.920-06:00No wonder Utah is in a better financial position t...No wonder Utah is in a better financial position than many other states. I think it's kind of ironic to in that the tougher times get the more people drink so the more Utah makes.Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774743895398387093noreply@blogger.com