Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KLP who wrote (218805)	9/6/2007 2:41:23 PM
From: Murrey Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793745

Maybe everything will just be 'hunky-dory'.....We'll know in the next two or three generations (about 50-75 years) if the experiment worked. That's an unnecessary facetious answer KLP. Many of us have been through the abuse wringer with a member of their family. Those that have, know that something is horribly wrong and regardless of how much money you throw at the problem, it's not going away. Legalization of drugs, whether wholesale, or incremental WILL happen some day. Not a matter of if, but when. The war against drugs is a means of pacification.

To: KLP who wrote (218805)	9/6/2007 3:42:21 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 793745

I should just quit this and I imagine Lindy is ready for us to do that but I just have to ask, do you think what we are doing is working? Do you think we are making any attempt to curb drug usage? We appear to be totally hell bent on the supply side but IMO we are doing NADA on the consumption side. While there is a demand there WILL be a supply and no amount of laws or enforcement or para military nazi police teams is going to change that. Our present path has created the cartels, the drug gangs, the huge pricing for these drugs which creates large amounts of crime to pay for their habits, etc. We are doing nothing but creating a bigger mess is all I'm saying. Would legalizing be the cat's ass? I have little idea I just know what we are doing is not working even a little bit. Unlike folks in government I've learned by being in business if what your doing isn't working you need to change quickly or you won't be in business. Of course they don't face that penalty they will just raise our taxes and fees to continue to fund more and more law enforcement that won't work.

To: KLP who wrote (218805)	9/6/2007 4:39:17 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793745

Good........now that we've jumped that hurdle -gg- where do you think the govt should spend all of the tax revenue that will be realized from the controlled sale of drugs? I can't believe that dems........with their liberal views and enormous appetite for more and more revenue......haven't jumped feet first on that band wagon. Our state would certainly be the main controller..... as they are for liquor. 100s of 1000s of people would be employed. Some farmers would switch crops and start growing marijuana, others poppys. Drug enforcement would still exist with many of those depts switching over to crime investigation, and prevention. Drug lords in several nations would be put out of business, although some would remain underground just to undercut the govt. and fund their expensive toys. Maybe innocent people would not be caught in the cross hairs of rival gangs........many lives could be saved. Maybe the entire drug culture, hip hop, hollywood bad boy, gangsta wanna be mentality would immediately become passe'...........or at least uncool for a lot of people? Maybe, just maybe, kids......especially inner city kids....would actually start paying attention to more important things like their education. Maybe if the issue was out in the open and legal, with strict controls of course, the people of our nation would be freer to talk about the dangers of drugs just like it talks about the dangers of smoking, driving drunk, avoiding poisons, curing cancer, staying safe? (which is where a large % of tax revenue should be spent imo......education, education, education) Lots of maybes there, but keeping drug transactions out of sight in the recess's of dark alley ways or tenements in large cities or remote farms in the boondocks is doing more harm to people than legalizing them would. Again jmo. We can't know unless we try, and as has been pointed out by some here, the whole drug enforcement system is a joke. If people want drugs they will get drugs. Leaving those transactions in the hands of hoodlums, thugs and gangsters isn't very smart imo. And think of all the revenue we're missing out on. But back to my first question that has me most curious Suppose our nation legalizes the use of drugs. And I must reiterate............the sale and use of drugs would be strictly regulated. At least that is the only way I can see it happening if at all. where do you think the govt should spend all of the tax revenue that will be realized from the controlled sale of drugs?