Connecticut Sunday Liquor Sales & Tolls...

Connecticut is considering passing a bill to lift the ban on liquor stores and grocery markets selling alcohol on Sundays.  All I can say to that is, “It’s about time!”  Not only because I will get to purchase alcohol on Sundays, but also it’s needed revenue for the state of Connecticut.  I keep hearing how the state is facing a deficit and is blowing through budgets like they’re birthday cake at a workplace.  Why not open liquor stores on Sundays?  Seems like a logical idea to me.  There are tax dollars to be made and the state could badly use that money.  The news stated that we are only one of only fourteen states left that has this Prohibition Era Blue Law that prohibits sales of alcohol on Sundays.    We are one of only 3 states that ban beer and wine as well as alcohol on Sundays.  My question is why are we living in the old days?  Maybe it’s me, but I think it’s time to lift the ban to better the state of Connecticut.

It’s just seems so logical, open the stores, increase revenue to the state by getting an extra day of taxes.  It’s an extra 3 to 4 days a month which works out to 36 to 48 days a year, so about a month of extra money coming into the state.  Every little bit will help with the deficit.

While we’re at it, I’ve seen people trying to put back in tolls on major highways.  At first I was against this but I think I’ve come around.  I think we should put the tolls on Interstate 95 down by New York and by Rhode Island.  This is a major interstate that many travelers frequently use that are from out of state.  Why not put up a toll or two on I-95 and collect some more revenue for the state?  I guess the major obstacle in this is the traffic that will occur.  I-95 is already a nightmare with traffic and slowing it down more could be bothersome but if the state really wants to get itself out of a hole, I say we have to be ready to deal with a little traffic and put the tolls up.

These two simple measures could give the state extra money and I can’t believe haven’t been done yet.  Maybe it’s me, but there seems to be some very easy ways the state can help dig themselves out of the deficit hole they’ve created.