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guybrush · 4279 days ago · link · · parent · post: Mark Kleiman on why we need to solve our alcohol problem to solve our crime problem
Rather than any form of education or social support. No, if the difference in price between black and ordinary scotch matters to you, you are not wealthy enough to have stopped caring. Any tax increase would hit the poorest hardest while having less impact on the more affluent. It also reinforces the belief that alcohol abuse is a condition suffered by the lower class.I regard that as the first principle of drug policy. Price matters a lot to people who use a lot, and so it’s a very good way to regulate consumption.
“If the difference in price between Black and ordinary scotch matters to you, you’re drinking too much.”