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by sneak 4049 days ago
That's not anti-alcohol culture, that's simply authoritarian legislation. Alcohol licensing authorities, operating on 200+ year old laws enacted by uptight religionists, have taken it upon themselves to cause as many possible hurdles to business owners as possible, simply because they can.

It's not an "anti-alcohol culture". It's simply power-hungry officials. The US drinks like there's no tomorrow.