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Title: Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator
Post by: TechMan on January 28, 2019, 11:44:56 AM

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Widely regarded as an eccentric bureaucrat, Kent ‘Battle’ Martin approves essentially every beer label in the United States, giving him awesome power over a huge industry.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-beer-bottle-dictator?source=email&via=desktop (https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-beer-bottle-dictator?source=email&via=desktop)

This is an example of too much government intervention.  This one person has sole control of what a brewery can/cannot put on its label.

Title: Re: Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on January 28, 2019, 01:52:09 PM

The black and grey markets need to resolve this.

Title: Re: Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator
Post by: cordex on January 28, 2019, 02:04:29 PM

I'm not sure whether or not to complain that a federal bureaucrat is such a hard worker ...

Title: Re: Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator
Post by: TechMan on January 28, 2019, 04:42:53 PM

Quote from: cordex on January 28, 2019, 02:04:29 PM

I'm not sure whether or not to complain that a federal bureaucrat is such a hard worker ...

It is a conundrum...

Title: Re: Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator
Post by: Perd Hapley on January 29, 2019, 02:32:32 AM

Quote from: cordex on January 28, 2019, 02:04:29 PM

I'm not sure whether or not to complain that a federal bureaucrat is such a hard worker ...

Ron Swanson is neither confused nor amused.

(https://images1.laweekly.com/imager/ron-swanson-probably-thinking-about-a-mea/u/original/4225947/ronswansontrees.jpg)

Title: Re: Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on January 29, 2019, 08:52:56 AM

Particularly pertinent:

Title: Re: Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator
Post by: freakazoid on January 29, 2019, 09:03:44 PM

Speaking of Ron Swanson/Nick Offerman, and government regulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQD0__vE7rU