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[Guest guest]

Outlawing tobacco and liquor will only serve to encourage an underground

network. People will always find a way to get what they want and the

criminal element would step in to fill the void.

Kim

>

> " There's one major and very important difference in the situations

> here: oil and various forms of fuel are something needed by everyone,

> and smoking/chewing tobacco are needed by no one, and in fact,

> there's absolutely no financial or health value (other than

> collecting taxes, which are counteracted effectively by all that's

> lost long-term in health care costs and lost time/lives) gained by

> the usage of chewing or smoking tobacco. "

>

> I agree. And this is why I think the government should stop messing

> around. If they TRULY believe that tobacco is bad, they ought to end

> subsidies to tobacco farmers, make tobacco illegal except for any few

> medicinal and religious uses it may have, and simply be done with it.

> Yep, you will have people growing it illegally, or sneaking it over

> the border, but you know what, I would rather have that then have my

> insurance rates jacked up because too many people cannot control

> their cigarette, cigar, and chewing habits.

>

> I think hard liquor ought to be abolished as well, but of course

> there are so many people who use it that there will never be a

> measure that will pass into law.

>

> Tom

> Administrator

>

[Guest guest]

That is just one kind of the nanny state taking over for another. It don't see any problem with telling people about the dangers of these things, but if they insist on doing them, then they should be punished more harshly for illegal things and should be denied coverage for health related issues. If they need the treatment and can't pay, then they get treated just like other debtors, their stuff gets taken away and their wages garnished. If that started happening, people would start drinking and smoking a whole lot less.

In a message dated 2/9/2008 3:00:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

Maybe I am cranky today, but I am getting tired of people being told "You can't have this because you cannot use it resposibly, and because the amounts you use will kill you" only to have them set up sme underground network in which people are killed and crimes are committed so that people can have their fix. What does it take for people to get the message? Do we have to shoot people on sight? Maybe we should start a social campaign where people are shunned for drinking, or using drugs, just like they have for smoking. TomAdministratorWho's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.

[Guest guest]

" Outlawing tobacco and liquor will only serve to encourage an

underground network. People will always find a way to get what they

want and the criminal element would step in to fill the void. "

God. More people we can arrest and keep off the steets.

Maybe I am cranky today, but I am getting tired of people being

told " You can't have this because you cannot use it resposibly, and

because the amounts you use will kill you " only to have them set up

sme underground network in which people are killed and crimes are

committed so that people can have their fix.

What does it take for people to get the message? Do we have to shoot

people on sight?

Maybe we should start a social campaign where people are shunned for

drinking, or using drugs, just like they have for smoking.

Tom

Administrator

[Guest guest]

>

> Maybe we should start a social campaign where people are shunned for

> drinking, or using drugs, just like they have for smoking.

>

> Tom

> Administrator

>

I like this idea Aspies for social change .org. Group membership,

discounted insurance. A don't call and don't mail list. Information

disseminated, tap into pragmatic solutions and resources. Like what

happens here only. More (like getting our own street cred for being

socially responsible) I think for the most part as a group we keep out

of trouble. well anyway I should be studing for 2 test tomorrow

[Guest guest]

>

> Maybe we should start a social campaign where people are shunned for

> drinking, or using drugs, just like they have for smoking.

>

> Tom

> Administrator

>

I like this idea Aspies for social change .org. Group membership,

discounted insurance. A don't call and don't mail list. Information

disseminated, tap into pragmatic solutions and resources. Like what

happens here only. More (like getting our own street cred for being

socially responsible) I think for the most part as a group we keep out

of trouble. well anyway I should be studing for 2 test tomorrow