tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post6592549219200106951..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: Jimmy Carter talks sense about the "War Against Drugs"Russell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-60674682558029043462011-06-20T08:19:02.966+10:002011-06-20T08:19:02.966+10:00Good stuff. Reminds me of stuff William S. Burroug...Good stuff. Reminds me of stuff William S. Burroughs wrote years ago about Reagan's policies.Bao Puhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03170595347995655777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-48582733807417833822011-06-19T00:42:58.768+10:002011-06-19T00:42:58.768+10:00It would be a great boon for the global economies ...It would be a great boon for the global economies if marijuana were completely legalized, and it would aid recovery from other drug addictions if drug use wasn't so stiffly penalized; If addiction is a disease, then we shouldn't be incarcerating addicts. We should be treating them. We don't throw people with cancer in jail.<br /><br />but back to my first point, marijuana is already the number 1 cash crop in the U.S. Why not capitalize on it?Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-49646080370630245372011-06-18T21:55:15.138+10:002011-06-18T21:55:15.138+10:00"Maybe the increased tax burden on wealthy ci..."Maybe the increased tax burden on wealthy citizens necessary to pay for the war on drugs will help to bring about a reform of America’s drug policies."<br /><br />The column was spot on except for this statement. The United States is <b>not</b> going to raise taxes on the wealthy freeloaders anytime soon, and certainly not because of the "War on Drugs."Mike Haubrichhttp://tuibguy.comnoreply@blogger.com