Drinks on Us: Defending the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

Drinks on Us: Defending the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

According to to Yuengling: the History of America’s Oldest Brewery, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) was designed to, in the words of then-Governor Gifford Pinchot, make liquor sales “as inconvenient and expensive as possible.” The PLCB is the state agency with sole control over the distribution and sale of alcohol in Pennsylvania. State House Republicans agree with Gov. Pinchot and have been arguing that it is time to privatize the PLCB. They charge that the agency is “archaic” and losing money. Supporters of the PLCB argue that privatization would result in higher prices for consumers and the loss of well-paying Pennsylvania jobs. While the PLCB does have some inherent features making it harder to buy alcohol, the best option for the citizens of Pennsylvania is a modernized PLCB.

Pavlecic, Jacob

Pitt Political Review; vol 12, No 1 (2016-2017); 20-24

2160-5807

University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

2017-10-24

Copyright (c) 2017 Jacob Pavlecic

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