Comments on: Freedom Under Fire, Feb. 17th, 2009 http://freedomfactory.skyrocket.me/freedom-under-fire-feb-17th-2009/ Freedom Blog, Liberty Blog, Blogging About Freedom, Capitalism, Free Markets, Free Society, Political Freedom, Economic Freedom, Personal Finance, Financial Freedom, Austrian Economics, Libertarian Politics, Consevative Politics, End The Fed, Fighting Socialism Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://skyrocket.me/?v=3.1.1 By: Rob Viglione http://freedomfactory.skyrocket.me/freedom-under-fire-feb-17th-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Rob Viglione Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:39:00 +0000 http://freedomfactory.skyrocket.me/?p=1446#comment-1858 All of this violence in Mexico-leaving 6,000 people dead last year, alone-is a consequence of America's War on Drugs. Making substances illegal drives production and distribution into the black market. Hundreds of billions are driven into the hands of violent criminals, and then more is spent fighting them. All of this to prevent adults from using substances of their choice. America should take a lesson from our own history-the failed experiment of Alcohol Prohibition. It was repealed after 13 years of failure, in which decision-makers realized the costs of prohibition far exceeded the costs of usage. All of this violence in Mexico-leaving 6,000 people dead last year, alone-is a consequence of America’s War on Drugs.

Making substances illegal drives production and distribution into the black market. Hundreds of billions are driven into the hands of violent criminals, and then more is spent fighting them.

All of this to prevent adults from using substances of their choice. America should take a lesson from our own history-the failed experiment of Alcohol Prohibition. It was repealed after 13 years of failure, in which decision-makers realized the costs of prohibition far exceeded the costs of usage.

]]> By: Rob Viglione http://freedomfactory.skyrocket.me/freedom-under-fire-feb-17th-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 Rob Viglione Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:35:16 +0000 http://freedomfactory.skyrocket.me/?p=1446#comment-1857 How ironic...Greenspan causes the inflationary bubble that takes down the entire financial system, then says that government should confiscate what's left. Of course we are told this will be temporary, but we were similarly duped with the income tax in 1913. How ironic…Greenspan causes the inflationary bubble that takes down the entire
financial system, then says that government should confiscate what’s left. Of course we are told this will be temporary, but we were similarly duped with the income tax in 1913.

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