Frogro, Get On This Immediately
April 26, 2011 at 11:58 am
According to Philly.com, some of the Pronto-esque PLCB wine machines will start vending hard liquor. WHICH IS AWESOME. Machines around Philly will most likely feature vodka and gin, as some kind of survey discovered eastern PA likes clear drank best.
The most interesting part of this story, though, is the continuation of the drama surrounding the machines. Because, you know, Pennsylvania is basically the Soviet Union when it comes to liquor laws.
"This is truly the LCB's perestroika strategy," said Matt Brouillette, who heads the Commonwealth Foundation, a libertarian think tank in Harrisburg, and is a strong supporter of privatization. "They're trying to say they can act like the private sector - but without privatization."