Meh37
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I've been thinking about the state of organized crime in this country, and it seems obvious to me that the last thing such criminals would want is the legalization of their "products". I mean, if the govt. started simply taxing and licensing all of those things that are "crimes" (yet still desirable to huge portions of the populace because they don't involve anyone being forced to do anything against their will with their own property), then all of that money would start going to the public coffers instead of those unnumbered bank accounts outside the U.S.; taxes could be lowered a little or a lot (?). And it makes me wonder... how much have they contributed to legislators and other such questionable groups in "lobbying" efforts to keep certain activities illegal that, perhaps, a majority of citizens would be just as happy with if they were legalized (fill in your favorite vice here)? Wow... that could mean the end of "organized crime"--what a concept!
And remember... no matter who you are or where you live, there are those who would happily toss you in jail for at least one of the things that you believe in fervently whether you actually express it or not. Everyone is a member of one or another minority group no matter how much you might see yourself as otherwise. There are even those who would do worse than simply toss you in jail... and some of them work for the govt. |
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morbo
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clubs: | i like your thinking, but it's too out there for this country. imagine legalizing prostitution or most of the lesser illegal drugs. "think of the children" screams would destroy your ears. religious folk would claim the end times are near. |
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cdigioia
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korea, repub | reply to Meh37
Organized crime lobbying to keep their crime illegal...that's a really good thought, & I'd never considered it... |
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aaron8301
I can't get myself to go away.
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Clarkston, WA | reply to Meh37
I don't think you quite understand what organized crime is all about. It's more about business in general than illegal products. I think even if cocaine and heroin were legal in this country, organized crime would still thrive. |
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Meh37
@verizon.net
| I don't think you quite understand that you've just contradicted yourself. It's not a crime to do business; if it were legal, then it wouldn't be a crime. The point--one of them--is that businesses pay money to the govt (taxes, fees, etc.) and "organized crime" doesn't (well, except for the bribes, which don't actually go to "the govt"). We're talking billions of dollars here. Taxpayers, however, are paying billions that are being used to prevent other citizens from simply trying to exert control over their own property (one's own money, one's own body, one's own life).
As morbo said, though, neocons will never understand that they do not have the God-given right to decide how someone else may use their own free will to live their life. |
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aaron8301
I can't get myself to go away.
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Clarkston, WA | It's not the business they do that's illegal, it's the extortion, racketeering, and murder that accompanies it. |
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