Beer Run
First, gotta give a big hat-tip to a new (to me at least) Iowa blog, Essential Estrogen. 'Tis from her that I rip this off -- and yes, I am linking to a Bob and Tom bit.
So this Keg Bill... The high-tech, market-state, panopticon guy in me says that this is probably inevitable. On the other hand, this is just stupid. Underage kids don't buy kegs. No one with a fake ID throws down a $100 deposit and $60 in cash for a keg of Miller Lite when he could go out and buy 20 or so cases.
And even if one acknowledges that it might be a good idea to know who bought the keg, that got the kids drunk, that led to the tragic auto accident. What is the compelling social need for the government to hold on to this data in perpetuity? What is the greater public good in compiling a database of my beer drinking habits?
Ah, Spring is in the air. Everyone in Des Moines has cabin fever. Amidst the horse trading to get stuff done and get the heck out of town, people seem to check their common sense at the door.
| bob and tom - Beer... |
So this Keg Bill... The high-tech, market-state, panopticon guy in me says that this is probably inevitable. On the other hand, this is just stupid. Underage kids don't buy kegs. No one with a fake ID throws down a $100 deposit and $60 in cash for a keg of Miller Lite when he could go out and buy 20 or so cases.
And even if one acknowledges that it might be a good idea to know who bought the keg, that got the kids drunk, that led to the tragic auto accident. What is the compelling social need for the government to hold on to this data in perpetuity? What is the greater public good in compiling a database of my beer drinking habits?
Ah, Spring is in the air. Everyone in Des Moines has cabin fever. Amidst the horse trading to get stuff done and get the heck out of town, people seem to check their common sense at the door.
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posted by -cman- at 3/23/2007 10:01:00 PM
1 Comments:
Hey -- thanks for the hat tip! Looks like the keg identification act will become the law of the state soon... figured it would. I doubt, however, it's going to do much on the front of preventing underage drinking parties.
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