To: Peach
Obviously, you didn't learn economics. Drugs are expensive today, because they are illegal. If drugs were legal, they would be much cheaper and would be marketed by Pfizer and Bayer. In fact, Bayer used to make the best heroine until it was made illegal. Please pick up a basic book on economics.
To: FirstPrinciple
Cheaper! Is it cheaper to have a large citizenry addicted to drugs and all the accompanying problems? I think not. Non productive citizens cost us all in lost productivity, loss of jobs and non-paying tax citizens, crime - which becomes rampant to pay for the cost of drugs.
Even in countries where drugs are legal - as I mentioned earlier - have RAMPANT crime among the drug users. Regardless of how cheap drugs are, the addicted generally cannot work and drugs aren't free. They find other ways to support their habit.
Again, I urge you to do a little research on those countries who have made drugs legal. You will be quite surprised as your argument will be found baseless.
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01/28/2004 11:28:23 AM PST by
Peach
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