What Happens in Vegas: A Liquor Store at the Airport?

Image from source, LasVegasNow.com

In a never-ending quest to separate people's money from them as quickly (and with as little resistance) as possible, Las Vegas' McCarran Airport may be opening a liquor store! I'm not opposed to the idea, I don't guess. Folks are gonna get drunk while they're here, and sometimes what happens here won't stay here. Well, except for their money.

Last week, President Obama got in some hot water for saying that you shouldn't spend money you don't have budgeted in Las Vegas. He wasn't wrong. But Vegas officials were mightily pissed that he said something true about something we already know: our town survives partly on prying every last dollar from some people, whether they can afford it or not.

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Las Vegas Airport Considers Opening Liquor Store

McCarran International Airport officials say putting a liquor store in the baggage claim area could be a moneymaker.

Clark County commissioners have voted to let the airport put out a request for proposals for a liquor store. . .

Read more at: LasVegasNow.com

Thanks to Stupid Monkey Planet for the link.