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To: PreciousLiberty
Since almost all of the legalization proposals simply allow people to grow it, there is generally no tax revenue involved.

Of course! This is why governments collect virtually no tax revenue from sales of alcohol and tobacco. Since people can simply brew their own beer, distill their own spirits, or grow their own tobacco, there aren't any retail sales of these products to speak of. Liquor shops and tobacconists are deserted and tumbleweed-infested, since of course nobody finds the convenience and higher quality control of commercially-manufactured products an attractive reason not to self-produce. Right?

15 posted on 05/05/2007 9:17:01 AM PDT by Politicalities (http://www.politicalities.com)
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To: Politicalities

“Liquor shops and tobacconists are deserted and tumbleweed-infested, since of course nobody finds the convenience and higher quality control of commercially-manufactured products an attractive reason not to self-produce. Right?”

Since much of the proposed legislation PROHIBITS commercial sales, your point seems moot.

You also seem confused about the relative difficulty of obtaining the ingredients and brewing a premium brew, versus plantiong a seed and waiting four months.

Keep researching, you’ll get it sooner or later.


18 posted on 05/05/2007 9:30:50 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty
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