From: Alan Baker on
In article <84ga11Fr99U1(a)mid.individual.net>,
"dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:

> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message
> news:alangbaker-98304B.23405105052010(a)news.shawcable.com...
> > In article <84f553Fm3qU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:
> >
> > > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message
> > > news:alangbaker-2DD8BA.21542905052010(a)news.shawcable.com...
> > > > In article <t0e3u59l82g1f7i53jt4jsofo7f7b81mno(a)4ax.com>,
> > > > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am.
> > > >
> > > > What business has the state in telling you what you do to yourself?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Because few men are islands. Getting stoned everyday has a direct
> effect on
> > > other people. Duh!
>
> Children for example. Drug users spawn. You think somebody high on Meth is
> a good parent. Duh!

You think that drug prohibition is preventing this? Duh!

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
<http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: dene on

"Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message
news:alangbaker-BBDD34.09552206052010(a)news.shawcable.com...

> > They can't hold jobs. They go on welfare. They get sick and require
> > medical care they can't pay for. They have children that they can't
> > properly care for and those children grow up to be screw-ups who
> > impose further costs on society.
>
> They're doing all that *now*.

And the problem would worsen if it were legal. Duh!

-Greg


From: dene on

"Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message
news:alangbaker-2B009B.09562006052010(a)news.shawcable.com...
> In article <84ga11Fr99U1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:
>
> > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message
> > news:alangbaker-98304B.23405105052010(a)news.shawcable.com...
> > > In article <84f553Fm3qU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> > > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:alangbaker-2DD8BA.21542905052010(a)news.shawcable.com...
> > > > > In article <t0e3u59l82g1f7i53jt4jsofo7f7b81mno(a)4ax.com>,
> > > > > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I am.
> > > > >
> > > > > What business has the state in telling you what you do to
yourself?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Because few men are islands. Getting stoned everyday has a direct
> > effect on
> > > > other people. Duh!
> >
> > Children for example. Drug users spawn. You think somebody high on Meth
is
> > a good parent. Duh!
>
> You think that drug prohibition is preventing this? Duh!

Actually I do. In some cases it the consequences of prison leads to
rehabilitation. Robert Downey Jr. is an example.

-Greg


From: John B. on
On May 6, 12:55 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote:
> In article
> <ac09e4e5-0f23-446d-8b62-6c139ab82...(a)o8g2000yqo.googlegroups.com>,
>  "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On May 6, 12:54 am, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote:
> > > In article <t0e3u59l82g1f7i53jt4jsofo7f7b81...(a)4ax.com>,
>
> > >  bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 5 May 2010 13:05:33 -0400, "Frank Ketchum"
> > > > <nos...(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote:
>
> > > > ><bkni...(a)conramp.net> wrote in message
> > > > >news:d873u51f2k5rtc9lsamj7esp79nqhm787a(a)4ax.com...
> > > > >> On Wed, 5 May 2010 11:21:30 -0500, "MNMikeW" <MNMiik...(a)aol.com>
> > > > >> wrote:
>
> > > > >>>===========================================
> > > > >>>The only people willing to do farm labor for less than min wage are
> > > > >>>illegal's. With unemployment around 10% I would imagine there are more
> > > > >>>than
> > > > >>>a few what would do it.
>
> > > > >> Then why aren't they?   The simple fact of cheap Mexican labor is that
> > > > >> they're willing to work hard for little money.....Americans aren't.
>
> > > > >> The U.S. is to blame for the Mexican dope trade too.  Guess who's
> > > > >> buying it?
>
> > > > >> So if we could find American workers who wouldn't mind hard work, and
> > > > >> lay off heroin products, it would go a long way in fixing both
> > > > >> problems.  :-)
>
> > > > >Americans are plenty willing to work hard, they are just unwilling to
> > > > >work
> > > > >hard at the wage level that all of the illegals are.
>
> > > > There are plenty of them whose unemployment is about to run out. Think
> > > > they'll stoop (no pun intended) to this kind of work then?
>
> > > > <clip>
> > > > >Laying off drugs?  Not going to happen.  How about legalizing the drugs?
> > > > >That actually would work.
>
> > > > Marijuana only.   You can't be serious about legalizing heroin,
> > > > cocaine or meth.
>
> > > I am.
>
> > > What business has the state in telling you what you do to yourself?
>
> > This is not a simple matter of what one does to oneself. Drug addicts
> > impose costs on society. They commit crimes to get money for drugs.
>
> They do that mostly *because* of drug prohibition. Black markets are
> expensive markets.
>
> > They can't hold jobs. They go on welfare. They get sick and require
> > medical care they can't pay for. They have children that they can't
> > properly care for and those children grow up to be screw-ups who
> > impose further costs on society.
>
> They're doing all that *now*.
>
> --
No kidding they're doing it now. Are you so naive that you think
legalizing drugs will eliminate these problems?
From: MNMikeW on

"R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message
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>
> The rest of your recommendation is not all that far off from what has been
> proposed.
>
> Although I find it quite odd that you omitted one important part of the
> puzzle: securing the border.
>
> That has to happen first.
>
> Second, you have to eliminate their reason for crossing the border --
> by preventing undocumented workers from being hired. There are several
> ways to do this, starting with penalizing employers to hire illegals. And
> I'm not entirely opposed to the idea of an ID card (I have one, it's
> called a Social Security card).
>
> Third, you're going to have to allow a pathway to citizenship. They have
> to go to the back of the line, like anybody else. They have to be taxed
> (most already are), and they have to pay a fine. Then get in line. But a
> pathway to citizenship is the best way.
>
We seem to get it. Why can't the politicians? Above is exactly what needs to
be done.