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known,” noted Louderback. “My modest bill will allow for a comparison of the efficiency, overhead costs, and ultimate profits to the Commonwealth between the free enterprise franchisees and the existing state retail monopoly. In no way will this bill lead to uncontrolled liquor store growth, nor will it loosen the grip of distribution and enforcement the ABC Board now controls. HB 1498 is a simple, common sense approach to determine if the free market system can do a better job than a state retail monopoly. The private sector currently handles beer and wine sales and the ABC Board is responsible for enforcement. Why not the same structure for spirits?”

Louderback is beginning his sixth year representing all of Page, Rappahannock, and Shenandoah Counties, as well

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