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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (4199)	11/1/2000 8:32:38 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

And crimes are committed because criminalization keeps drug prices artificially high We can agree on that X. It's a very libertarian notion that I coming more and more in line with accepting.. However, it creates some real issues about self-responsibility and exactly what role the government should play in assisting people to overcome their own addictions. People who are into "escapism" have to be slapped with hard reality before they realize how they are destroying their lives. Therefore, if people know the government will be there to bail them out, they may be more inclined to abuse themselves. Legalize drugs only if there is a "tough-love" form of government that places a premium on self-reliance/responsibility.