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It is important to understand that if we privatize liquor sales in Oregon liquor prices will go up. The state is not going to give up the revenue  currently generate by liquro sales and private companies will require 25% or more to distribute distilled spirits.

California is not a good model as they have much higher volume due to population and even with the higher volume, in most cases, have much higher taxes in many other realms. Take for example the $1000 or more it takes to register a car in CA as opposed to the $100 in Oregon.

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I sympathize with the frustration over many of the OLCC's policies and the unintended consquences of higher prices and lower selection have been posted here. A more reasonable solution is to decouple enforcement from liquor sales. There curently exists a conflict in the OLCC with the stores division profiting from liquor sales and the enforcment division spending the majority of the budget on enforcing liquor laws tha,t in many cases, are an antiquated attempt to curb alcohol consumption.

Decoupling would free up the stores division to focus on good retail practices andimproving customer service. The money spent on enforcement could then be redirected to local law enforcement agencies - agencies that already are charged with ensuring public safety.

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