Posted on 03/21/2005 6:06:07 AM PST by FeebleAttempt
Why dont we just tax the heck outta pot and make it legal? i believe it would pay for my generation, and it would be all government controlled.You would have to be 21, i mean am i missing something here or are we missing an opportunity? If we just let go of this taboo crap we might get along without any social security problems.All the taxes from pot go to SS, what do ya think
Step away from the pipe
I think you've smoked too much.
Please put the crack pipe down and step away from the keyboard.
Good Grief.........
SNIFF..............
How'd ya come up with that moniker?
I think the drug warriors will arrive shortly.
"taboo crap" you're not a conservative are you?
The words "feeble" and "attempt" are fitting. Missing word: "vanity".
feebly..........
why dont you articulate something instead of using lowbrow expressions? the post is about taxing pot, why wouldnt it work? and i am a conservative
Hey dude, just joined today, huh? Far-out, like wow.
Smoking pot is probably the least of your problems.
Ah, but for every action there is a reaction. Make pot legal and "just take the heck outta" it (sort of like with ciagrettes right now) and organized crime will leap in to the gap (sort of like with cigarettes right now).
Well, I happen to think it's a logical and good idea. But presenting in this forum the way you did, was not the way to do it.
Pot doesn't make you smart...obviously...
Nah, just tax Nacho Cheese Doritos, Super Big Gulps, and Super Bean and Cheese Burritos from 7-Eleven. Same effect, plus we don't have to go through the usual raft of arguments pro and contra legalization.
Good point.
There is a case of Federalism, but I still opose it if it where in my state. Because laws should reflect what is good and evil not what you can get away with.
I am always puzzled why so many self proclaimed conservatives are so trigger happy to step on others when it comes to this issue. It is no worse then alcohol so why the bias? It seems to be a generational thing. I'm sure this will change over time with the ever tightening of budgets happen in every community across the country. The policy as it is today makes no sense. Personally I see it as destructive behavior to smoke pot but if someone wants to go to work all day and smoke a joint in their living room I find it hard to rationalize why I have the right to say they can't. The jails are filling up with these offenders and the tax payers burden grows. It is harder for children to get cigarettes then drugs these days so please tell me how this policy is working.
Tax it and send the monies back to the communities for education. Education is the only proven deterrent to this type of behavior.
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