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  1. Re:Another indication of the failed war on drugs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1 · on Drone Drops Drugs Onto Ohio Prison Yard

    Yup, it's called the laffer curve. The exorbitant taxes on alcohol in Ontario mean that I bring plenty back with me after every US vacation (you're legally allowed to bring a certain amount back). I don't drink much already and $2 for what I can get in NY for under a buck keeps my thirst away. And, frankly, that's not the most egregious pricing there. This is getting closer, and not even of decent proof (never mind the idiotic label).

  2. Re:Another indication of the failed war on drugs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1 · on Drone Drops Drugs Onto Ohio Prison Yard

    Yup, it's called the laffer curve. The exorbitant taxes on alcohol in Ontario mean that I bring plenty back with me after every US vacation (you're legally allowed to bring a certain amount back). I don't drink much already and $2 for what I can get in NY for under a buck keeps my thirst away. And, frankly, that's not the most egregious pricing there. This is getting closer, and not even of decent proof (never mind the idiotic label).

  3. Re:Why not ban them? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Magazine Photos Fool Age-verification Cameras

    We don't have to worry about liquor vending machines here in Ontario, the govt. owned LCBO has a monopoly on liquor sales. And anytime someone suggests allowing corner stores to sell booze up come the howls of outrage from the prohibitionist killjoys at MADD.

  4. Re:Want to blow your mind...go read liquor laws by legojenn · · Score: 1 · on Supreme Court Allows Direct Shipment of Wine
    I like the way things are in Ontario. Government-run liquor stores and brewery-run beer stores.

    They have great selection and consistent pricing whether you are in downtown Toronto or Ottawa or some small northern town. Plus, by having the provincial government making piles 'o cash, it reduces our taxes. Ontario liquor and beer stores are clean and well organised with knowledgeable people working in them.

    I realise that these organisations were created when Ontario was much more conservative and uptight place, but the net result is better than leaving it to the distributor cartels that seem to be operating in many US states. I am not sure if the LCBO ships.

  5. Re:This has already been around for about a month by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on ID Required to Purchase Games
    The trouble with Ontario is it's lack of photo ID.

    According to this Operation ID page: a passport ($90), a Canadian citizenship card ($75), or a LCBO BYID card ($20) are valid ID in Ontario (the site deals with buying tobacco, but the same ID is probably valid for buying games).

    You can get a G1 (beginner's) driver's license for $125, even if you don't drive. You just have to pass two fairly trivial 10-question multiple-choice tests (for example, one of the questions showed a blank red octagon and asked what the sign meant). It expires after 5 years, but I think it remains valid as photo ID after that.
  6. Re:what happened to the old security measure? by Ctrl-Z · · Score: 1 · on RFID MasterCard

    I can only think of one store that I go to that almost always checks the signature on my card. Other than that, unfortunately, yes. I wish everyone did check signatures; it would make me feel more secure.

    I remember when I worked in "retail" (okay, I was pumping gas), I was told to check the signature on credit cards. Lots of things have changed since then though. For instance, almost no one uses those "whizz-bang" machines with duplicate slips anymore.

  7. Re:Ontario has the same thing, it's pro/con by GoofyBoy · · Score: 1 · on Software Error Causes Crisis in Mississippi

    Does it go directly to the "Medicene and Education" coffers?

    "We actually own less than half of the $8 billion Ontario beverage alcohol market "
    ...
    "When all taxes are added, LCBO last year generated $1.7 billion for government social programs, services and capital projects."

    from : LCBO web site
    So a bit less than 50% is not that small.