Comments on: Local: Conflict of interest to continue on Peoria Liquor Commission (UPDATED 1x)

By: sakgen

sakgen — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:46:16 +0000

Billy, finally some good reporting (and spelling)

By: Chase Ingersoll

Chase Ingersoll — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:52:07 +0000

Peo Proud: When there is only one liquored adult license, by the very nature there is no competition. Specific to these businesses, there is one where shall we say the girls are “ridden hard and put away wet” and one where the owners came up through the ranks, and I think one of the silent partner(s) is actually a former performer. That being the case, they run an operation that is more favorable to women who perform. Accordingly, the best girls want to work there and stay longer……that brings in the better customers.

Even with a “vice-oriented” industry providing govt protected monopoly usually results in the that monopoly attracting the business people with the least level of professionalism, rather than a highly competitive industry where there is a level playing field as far as the standards enforced by the govt, where you are going to have to have more qualified and professional management to succeed.

This is sort of a Freakonomics lesson on why monopolies are bad, even in the adult or alcohol industry.

By: Billy Dennis

Billy Dennis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:15 +0000

And is less competition without a liquor license.

By: Peo Proud

Peo Proud — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:17:24 +0000

Interesting……appointed by current Mayor…reappointed by current Mayor. Let’s see how the council votes….may be more of the same for Peoria….though I think your conspiracy notions are a little stretch. Elliot’s is by no means any real competition to Big Als.

By: The Peoria Chronicle » Blog Archive » I concur

The Peoria Chronicle » Blog Archive » I concur — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:08:58 +0000

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