Utah Liquor Privatization Outline

I. Introduction
II. Background
A. History of Utah liquor sales
B. Structure of current oversight
i. DABC commission
ii. Package agencies and state-run stores
C. Impetus for recent discussions of change
i. corruption in management
ii. changes in Utah demographic and demand
III. Economics
A. Expenses and revenues under current organization
i. operating expenses, budget
ii. profits, what revenues are used for
B. Projected savings from not running and overseeing liquor
i. actual store expenditures
ii. time and money spent on oversight and lawmaking
C. Projected earnings from taxes alone
i. taxes
ii. profit-sharing or wholesale sales
D. Attracting business to Utah
i. new stores and restaurants
ii. new wholesalers
iii. increase in tourism and convention travel due to better image of Utah
E. Creating a better environment for existing Utah businesses
i. better profit margins
IV. Regulation
A. Sales to minors
B. Drunk driving
C. Addiction
V. Public Opinion
A. Moral majority
B. Public demand
C. Freedom; smaller government
VI. Case Studies
A. Other control states
B. Districts that have made the change from control to private