Ron Paul 1988

This reminds me of recent behavior on here. Dare to challenge the status quo, watch some people lose it.

I basically agree with Paul. Drugs are bad for you. Smoking is bad for you. But that’s your business, not mine or the government’s. Further, prohibition creates rich criminals. When you ban things people want, all you do is create black markets. If we legalized everything, but taxed it, we would not only save billions in drug enforcement and prison costs, we’d be able to pay for the social programs people want.  Drug gangs wouldn’t exist if drugs were legal. The pharm companies and growers would be rich, but if we forced them to pay taxes to lower prescription drug costs, medical drugs could be free or dirt cheap. Then, all we would need is better rehab clinics and education paid for by drug taxes.

When alcohol was legalized, organized crime took a major hit. They had to switch to other illegal things like drugs. Take that away from them and they would have to go strait. If we took away their earning power, criminal gangs would dy up and blow away. Crime would be massively reduced.

It took me awhile to get over my aversion to the idea of legalized drugs, but this makes a lot more sense than what we’re doing now.

By the way, Morton Downey Jr. was smoking like a chimney on that show. He wouldn’t be able to do that now. All because oif the very things Ron Paul was saying. 

Needless to say, I agree wholeheartedly!

Posted by Brock Townsend  on  11/13  at  02:38 PM

I actually show this episode when it came out. Downey’s behavior was amusing at first, but it got really tired.

Posted by  on  11/13  at  03:49 PM

I agree.  It seems many, many people are on drugs these days.

Deo Vince!

Posted by Rob Huling  on  11/14  at  06:07 AM
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