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To: average joe who wrote (5361)	12/7/2006 4:33:47 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

Roundabouts and Swings It was early last September nigh to Framlin'am-on Sea, An' 'twas Fair-day come to-merrow, an' the time was after tea, An' I met a painted caravan adown a dusty lane, A Pharaoh with his waggons comin' jolt an' creak an' strain; A cheery cove an' sunburnt, bold o' eye and wrinkled up, An' beside him on the splashboard sat a brindled terrier pup, An' a lurcher wise as Solomon an' lean as fiddle-strings Was joggin' in the dust along 'is roundabouts and swings. "Goo'-day," said 'e; "Goo'-day," said I; "an' 'ow d'you find things go, An' what's the chance o' millions when you runs a travellin' show?" "I find," said 'e, "things very much as 'ow I've always found, For mostly they goes up and down or else goes round and round." Said 'e, "The job's the very spit o' what it always were, It's bread and bacon mostly when the dog don't catch a 'are; But lookin' at it broad, an' while it ain't no merchant king's, What's lost upon the roundabouts we pulls up on the swings!" "Goo'luck," said 'e; "Goo'luck," said I; "you've put it past a doubt; An' keep that lurcher on the road, the gamekeepers is out." 'E thumped upon the footboard an' 'e lumbered on again To meet a gold-dust sunset down the owl-light in the lane; An' the moon she climbed the 'azels, while a nightjar seemed to spin That Pharaoh's wisdom o'er again, 'is sooth of lose-and-win; For "up an' down an' round," said 'e, "goes all appointed things, An' losses on the roundabouts means profits on the swings!" Patrick R. Chalmers

To: average joe who wrote (5361)	12/7/2006 5:21:41 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

The profits made selling recreational drugs ... If you tax away the profits from the legal suppliers, there wouldn't be any supply of recreational drugs except that supplied by illegal non-taxpaying suppliers - the guys supplying those drugs now. could be used to finance rehabilitation of users. Why rehabilitate them? Many advocates of legalization don't seem to think there's any problems with using drugs so why rehabilitate? And would there be much demand for rehabilitation? Most people in rehab programs are motivated by the desire to avoid being locked up. If there's nothing held over their head, users would never seek rehab. The users would at least be assured they were using quality recreational drugs. True. The point being people are going to use drugs no matter what the law dictates and this would eliminate the criminal element to a large degree which can't be controlled. I know people are going to use them. I just wonder how legalization would affect demand - it would have to raise it, drmatically I fear. It would also reduce underage drug use. I don't think so.