more bullshit from the war on "drugs"

[editec]

If pot was legalized, they would lose their jobs.

I don't like pot, but I think it's time to legalize it and tax the shit out of it.

More prohibition only by a different means.

The original prohibition of pot was by means of taxation.

I dont like Rap, Hip Hop, or the Designated Hitter rule, they are legal, now lets tax the shit out of them.

Yeah, let's tax the en passant move in Chess, too.

I've always hated that rule.

 

[Gunny]

If we tax the "shit" out of it there would continue to be an underground market, yes?
Why not have something the government does not tax for once in our lifetimes?

Is that how it worked with alcohol? What's the percentage of 'shiners and bootleggers compared to liquor stores?

I HATE taxes. However, taxing recreational/luxury items, which are user's choice, I have no problem with.

Touche.... I am just sick of government involvement in every fuckin thing we do. I had a company meeting yesterday and some new mandates coming down the pike make no sense if you look at how our government governs itself.

Government has no place in private industry. We might as well repeal the 10th Amendment, The Fed has so fucked it.

 

[blu]

Lets legalize burglary, after all no one gets hurt by it and we can not stop it. Just think we could issue licenses and tax the income the thieves get when they sell their loot.

such a stupid arguement. freedom is only allowed until your actions violate another's right. smoking weed violates no ones rights while robbing steals anothers property. I think you can see the difference.

 

[blu]

Is that NOT your argument for legalizing pot?

An individual legally smoking pot is not stealing from another individual. Come up with something else because I cannot see what either have in common.

Ahh yes change the argument. People routinely STEAL to make the money for their drug abuse problems. Just because people do it and we can not stop it, is no excuse for legalizing it. Dope smokers drive and cause accidents. They cause fires and other problems in homes. There is no reason to legalize any illegal drug and your whining other wise is not evidence you are right.

Once again the main excuse for legalizing Pot is that it is done privately, harms no one and is not going to be stopped. All those apply to Burglary. Just think of the taxes and licensing fees we could collect MILLIONS of burglaries happen a year. And think of the people we would not have to jail anymore, another of your bullshit excuses to legalize it.

then you would jail people for stealing. its really not that difficult. its like saying alcohol should be illegal b/c it causes thousands of people to beat their spouse instead of simply arresting them for assault or w/e like we do now.