Liquor move troublesome

I have some concerns about Initiative 1105. I’m concerned by the revenue the state will lose. It generates about $320,000 in a year. That’s giving up a lot of money for the convenience to buy liquor in the grocery stores. The revenue that is generated from the sale of alcohol is distributed to municipalities throughout the state.

I’m concerned that about 1,000 people will be laid off if this initiative passes. There are already too many layoffs happening in our state and city.

I’m concerned that underage teenagers will have easy access to liquor by stealing or not being carded correctly.

Tom Starr’s letter to the editor, dated Oct. 5, thinks the state will come out ahead by turning the liquor sales to the grocery stores. If that were true they could have done it years ago.

The state could just raise the taxes on liquor sales to make up for their loss.

Think carefully before you vote. The choice is yours. More profit for the grocery stores and Costco or money kept in our state where it will benefit us all.

Marian Nelson

Spokane