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To: MrLeRoy
"There are lots of people out there willing to risk breaking the law to get rich from other people's weaknesses. Just take a look at the burgeoning Internet pornography businesses (legal) and the state sanctioned lottery (legal) and alcohol industries (legal).

What is his point? He wants to remove the "potential for profit" by legalization, yet illustrates (with three examples) how people are profitting and getting rich in legal activities that prey on people's weaknesses.

I think he's still doing drugs.

20 posted on 12/17/2002 4:36:58 PM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
What is his point? He wants to remove the "potential for profit" by legalization, yet illustrates (with three examples) how people are profitting and getting rich in legal activities that prey on people's weaknesses.

His points are these: how much profit? and who's getting it?

26 posted on 12/18/2002 11:17:49 AM PST by MrLeRoy
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