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Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2 |
...illegal drug money is all the more reason to confiscate it and add it to the general fund at this time... If we could change that statement to simply "illegal money...", me and you could have long winded discussions where we could find some agreement. Barry: (corporations after all are people too). I love it. ;-) #resist |
BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
Sounds like a way to help address not only the Federal budget, but a major help on state and local budgets. They spend a LOT of money on enforcement, incarceration, and judicial proceedings. On top of that, you reduce the amount of money that gangs make off of drugs. That might put a dent in gun sales though.
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William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
In iran you could get any drug by declaring yourself an addict or by simply walking down to the local drugstore. I recall perhaps one murder in all of Teheran (6 million inhabitants at the time) when I lived there for a year. There was very little crime--only when the revolution came did they start smashing banks and liquor stores. |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
betreger, that is correct. It does not matter how someone became rich. I used to think rich is good. I now think all rich is bad. How is life at the extremes? Seems to me rich/poor is an orthogonal measure to good/bad, though I must admit to having exposure to a somewhat limited data set (aka "anecdote alert"). I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Gary, no that is what he said! When I see B.S. I'll call B.S. Gary, I am sorry, how was I to know Guy is a brick wall and I felt I was being polite just not respectful because I do not respect absolutism. |
Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2 |
How is life at the extremes? <snicker> #resist |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
How is life at the extremes? Guy, keep the soft side up and remember that about 1/4 of the car drivers just don't see motorcycles. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
How is life at the extremes? Its hard to see motorcyclists when they weave in and out of traffic, squeeze in between cars, pass on the left and right shoulders and generally disregard traffic safety. I find that the ones that don't get his are the ones that practice the rules of the road. |
Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2 |
Guy, keep the soft side up and remember that about 1/4 of the car drivers just don't see motorcycles. Depends if you're passing me illegally in my blind spot on my right or not... #resist |
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