[Leisler]

Ok then, why would you strip resources from families and transfer them to government? Why would you take money from the more effective agency, familes, and deliver it to the less effective? Not only do taxes impoverish families, they require, as you know, parents to be more away from their children. They result in parents being more tired. They produce children less in the company of their parents. Why do you support this?

[robertpaulsen]

"Ok then, why would you strip resources from families and transfer them to government?"

What are you talking about, "stripping resources"? The ONDCP budget is about one-half of one percent of the federal budget -- if you paid $10,000 in income taxes, $50 went to the WOD. Plus, half of that money is spent on anti-drug advertising and substance abuse programs.

Making recreational drugs illegal helps parents in keeping their kids away from them. Despite the fact that marijuana is easier for teens to obtain than alcohol, twice as many teens use alcohol rather than pot. Why? Alcohol is legal and has societal acceptance.