tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post7948596242545591069..comments2023-12-21T03:53:20.907-08:00Comments on The Liberator Today: The War on Drugs - A Tea Party PerspectiveB-Daddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880092017105841256noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-46182253266157267162010-12-29T15:29:20.750-08:002010-12-29T15:29:20.750-08:00The economics appear correct, but...supply and dem...The economics appear correct, but...supply and demand would increase--a lot. The upside of the (inefficiently fought?) war is that the number of addicts is much less than otherwise. Unfortunately, any illegal, yet lucrative enterprise will create its own black market. Looks like an almost impossible fight, being fought by an inefficient, corrupt organization whose budget will shrink if they win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-4676563946517007392010-12-27T12:33:11.474-08:002010-12-27T12:33:11.474-08:00Foxfier,
Human lives are already being destroyed. ...Foxfier,<br />Human lives are already being destroyed. The addicts need to steal because the cost of drugs is so high. Legalization would bring down the price. Treatment would be less difficult if the actual consumption were not illegal, making it easier for addicts to admit to the addiction and get help.<br />In my job, if I were an alcohol abuser, admitted to it and got treatment, I would be granted sick leave to do so. If I said I had a narcotics problem, I would lose my clearance and be fired.<br />As far as de facto legalization, this is not that helpful, because de jure legalization is necessary to build the infrastructure necessary to put the drug lords out of business.<br /><br />LCR, thanks for the link.B-Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880092017105841256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-2055565101615337602010-12-27T11:38:18.463-08:002010-12-27T11:38:18.463-08:00So long as there is a single place where the drug-...So long as there is a single place where the drug-pushers do not have total access to a single market-- including children whose parents do not want their ABILITY to choose stolen-- there will be an illegal market.<br /><br />You also ignore the non-drug lord crimes involved, since addicts generally don't manage a legal source of income. Then there's the human cost of lives destroyed, including the lives of those who happen to depend on those who are eaten alive by currently illegal drugs.<br /><br />Perhaps try arguing from places it's already at least defacto legal, rather than theory?Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-3972618769875697582010-12-27T10:06:06.906-08:002010-12-27T10:06:06.906-08:00great post, linked at LCRgreat post, linked at LCRLeft Coast Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292257205859285528noreply@blogger.com