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Economics 101 Tells Us That the War on Drugs is a Complete Failure: Prices Are Going Down, Not Up
Carpe Diem ^ | July 6, 2012 | Mark Perry

Posted on 07/06/2012 4:52:57 PM PDT by BfloGuy

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To: heye2monn
I'm in favor of regulating other drugs the way the drug alcohol is regulated - and you'll notice they don't sell alcohol Slurpees at 7-11, or any alcohol to any kids anywhere.

Hard drugs, once legal or semi-legal as you imagine, will be marketed heavily. They will be as ubiquitous as alcohol.

Cocaine Slurpees, here we come!

As I said, you'll notice they don't sell alcohol Slurpees at 7-11, or any alcohol to any kids anywhere.

There will be lots of police around to enforce the incoherent web of legal and semi-legal laws that you envision.

Regulated is not "semi-legal" nor "incoherent" - and there are not "lots of police around" to enforce regulations on the legal drug alcohol.

Weak response = no response.

161 posted on 08/07/2012 9:41:05 AM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

Alcohol kills 75,000 people a year in the United States, including 10,000 highway deaths. Lots of police and bureaucrats are trying to solve that problem.

So you want unconstitutional rules against Cocaine Slurpees? What kind of wishy-washy libertarian are you? Good libertarians are against all constraints on commerce. Let freedom ring!


162 posted on 08/09/2012 4:20:14 PM PDT by heye2monn
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To: heye2monn
Alcohol kills 75,000 people a year in the United States, including 10,000 highway deaths. Lots of police and bureaucrats are trying to solve that problem.

So by "lots" you meant a number comparable to the number already employed? OK - so what's the problem with that?

So you want unconstitutional rules against Cocaine Slurpees?

How do you figure state or local laws against cocaine Slurpees are unconstitutional?

What kind of wishy-washy libertarian are you?

Who said I was a libertarian? My position is as stated - if it doesn't fit any of your preconceived categories, that's not my problem.

163 posted on 08/14/2012 9:41:39 AM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

You really are a squish. You’ll get kicked out of the Ayn Rand Society fer sher.


164 posted on 08/19/2012 5:26:35 PM PDT by heye2monn
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To: heye2monn
It took you five days to come up with only a reiteration of how I don't fit any of your preconceived categories? The "mind" of a Drug Warrior at "work."
165 posted on 08/20/2012 2:25:57 PM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

Sorry for the delay in coming up with a response. I was worried about you. I saw that some old guy had jumped off the bridge in Los Angeles.


166 posted on 08/21/2012 4:12:13 PM PDT by heye2monn
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