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Democrats want to separate the rich, from the very rich.
kyanwan:
I've got no problem with legalizing pot.
Legalize it. Tax the fuck out of it.
It'll kill:
- crime
- prison overpopulation
- AND revenues on top of it.
People smoke the shit anyway, nothing's stopping it either. Make it priced around what it is illegally - with the bulk of the cost as tax.
relic2279:
You libertarians might like this,
Reason why pot is still illegal is because the 'drug war' funnels money from you and me in the form of taxes to the government. And not just the federal government. Huge percentages go to your local city and state government coffers.
Not only that, when your city and state (excluding DEA) drug enforcement programs seize assets (cars, money, property etc...), it doesn't go back to you. It goes right into your local cities coffers.
Basically, the drug war is another way to take money from you, and give it to politicians (at the local and state level) to spend as they wish.
It's revenue.
fohfoh:
Driving + High... Do you know how fucked up that is? Also... you can't test for it. You kind of wake up when high... but drive while high... that's scary as shit. (I know.. I've done it before)
August Osari:
Almost all of the countries with the highest standards of living are on the left.
The Democrats are on the right. The Republicans are on the far, far, far right. The USA has very low standards of living compared to every other "developed" country.
Think about that.
Also, the only arguments I'm seeing in this thread are "RICH PEOPLE ARE JERKS SO WE HAVE TO BRIBE THEM." Sure, they're jerks. That's why you SHOULDN'T GIVE THEM MORE MONEY. They don't even try to earn it. You should only get paid if you produce something, and all these people do is move money around, producing nothing.
Why are you so willing to pay countless billions of dollars at these people for them to just go around telling you what to do? Believe it or not, they can be replaced.
vicious796:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on July 21, 2009, 06:27:36 AM ---Driving + High... Do you know how fucked up that is? Also... you can't test for it. You kind of wake up when high... but drive while high... that's scary as shit. (I know.. I've done it before)
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This is why it's illegal, not revenue. I've mentioned this several times in a multitude of other threads as well. How do I know this? Do I have some conspiracy theory with no backing? No. My brother-in-law works for the DEA and has told me, several times, about the different test methods they have in development. There's also the moral opposition of the older, older, older generation that's still dying out.
The real problem lies in a lack of a precise instrument that's non-intrusive (no road side blood tests or saliva swabs) and cost-effective to produce. I assure you, there's more money to be had in a special sales tax than a war-on-drugs tax from the 90s.
--- Quote from: August Osari on July 21, 2009, 06:55:04 AM ---Almost all of the countries with the highest standards of living are on the left.
The Democrats are on the right. The Republicans are on the far, far, far right. The USA has very low standards of living compared to every other "developed" country.
Think about that.
Also, the only arguments I'm seeing in this thread are "RICH PEOPLE ARE JERKS SO WE HAVE TO BRIBE THEM." Sure, they're jerks. That's why you SHOULDN'T GIVE THEM MORE MONEY. They don't even try to earn it. You should only get paid if you produce something, and all these people do is move money around, producing nothing.
Why are you so willing to pay countless billions of dollars at these people for them to just go around telling you what to do? Believe it or not, they can be replaced.
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Here's a stupid statement. On what are you determining standard of living? Homeownership? We're 3rd or 4th in the world despite our considerably larger population. Median income? 2nd only to Switzerland. The gay UN Human Development Index? 15th.
You want to take over General Motors and do a better job? Care to handle that kind've pressure? 20 bucks says you're under 20 years old.
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