[Bob Seger]

What are you talking about franchise distributors? Or those that are granted certain regions? How does that even sound like capitalism at all?

IT IS GOVT. REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE THERE TO BE DISTRIBUTORS. It is called the three tiered system. WSWA is the lobby that has been fighting in DC to keep that system in place. That lobby represents the current big boys in alcohol sales.

The three tiered LAW, requires alcohol makers sell their product to a wholesale distributor, who then sells it to the retail stores, who then sell it to the customer. This also increases the cost to the customer by 25%.

This is a ridiculous law that was put in when prohibition was done away with. If not for the WSWA lobby this law would have already been revoked. However, they ensure it stays in place by giving money to politicians.

The result is AB has full dominion over the distributors. Not because of some contract. Because no matter what AB has to sell to a distributor. They can do it by threatening to take their business elsewhere. Which is all fine and good, that is AB's right.

However, the point is that the law should not even exist, and only still does because of lobbyists. Alcohol makers should have the right to sell their product to the retail stores. That way the consumer can choose what product he wants from a wide variety. The best product/service for the best price will win the day. That is how our country's economy was intended to work. Not this quasi communist BS we have in place now.

Our choices when it comes to Banking/Insurance/Auto/Fuel/Energy/Food. Those choices are already made for us, we just have this fake idea of freedom in this country.

There are a handful of companies in each sector making all the decisions and policies for those industries. They have the Fed. Govt. in their back pocket, and use them to ensure they maintain their grip.

In the meantime, prices continue to rise, while quality of service continues to decrease.

Franchise distributors vs. those that are granted certain regions? It's all the same thing you ding a ling!!!


Good Grief Beetle, Where do consistantly come up with all this garbage??? Where do you come up with this 25% more cost stuff? Distributors can generally distribute products at a lower cost than a manufacturer can. There are very few company owned routes in anything, compared to distributor ran routes. Manufacturers want to concentrate on manufacturing products, not to be in the DSD service business because it is one giant nightmare and pain in the butt. Bottom line, generally there are cost savings to the consumer!!!! Are you so dumb as to know that almost all distributors are subject of a dominion from the company that does the manufacturing when it comes to food products? They are ruled and controlled with a giant thumb when it comes to how their products are marketed and distributed. You do it their way. After all it's their reputations and their product's integrity that are being put on the lines. They are going to make dang sure they have qualified and reputable distributing companies marketing their products and servicing the accounts that have contracted. You cannot have 3 or 4 distributors of the same product running all over top of each other selling the exact same product. It is in a manufacturers best interest to make sure that whomever is distributing their products if financialy successful. What good does it do to have 3 or 4 different product perveyors under cutting each other? Soooner or later there would be none surviving.


As I have repeatedly said, and it's just like always, you DO NOT have the first clue as to what you are rattling on about. No, I'll just be more blunt and honest about it. You are just plain and simply a blooming idiot. Or when it comes to BGR, "the village idiot".

You are argueing with the wrong dog here pal. I'll eat your lunch every day of the week and twice on Sundays on this stuff.