Comments on: Right for the wrong reasons http://www.blagnet.net/2009/03/06/right-for-the-wrong-reasons/ Discussing Libertarian Philosophy Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: kerrjac http://www.blagnet.net/2009/03/06/right-for-the-wrong-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 kerrjac Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:26:48 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/?p=547#comment-1313 Pretty ugly. When companies run out of money go bankrupt; when states run out of money they become corrupt. The worst is that if they're somehow able to do this before other states, they really could make tons of $$, while likely attracting sleazebags all over the country, similar to the effect gambling has had on certain cities. The Economist just featured a special extremely critical of the drug war, http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=13237193 Pretty ugly. When companies run out of money go bankrupt; when states run out of money they become corrupt. The worst is that if they’re somehow able to do this before other states, they really could make tons of $$, while likely attracting sleazebags all over the country, similar to the effect gambling has had on certain cities.

The Economist just featured a special extremely critical of the drug war, http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=13237193

]]> By: foutsc http://www.blagnet.net/2009/03/06/right-for-the-wrong-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 foutsc Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:29:25 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/?p=547#comment-1311 Logical incoherence has never stopped a politician or a bureaucracy. In fact, I think they are fueled by it. Smoking is bad, we want to discourage it. Meanwhile, let's tax it for our bureaucratic programs... http://warskill.blogspot.com/2009/03/up-in-smoke.html Logical incoherence has never stopped a politician or a bureaucracy. In fact, I think they are fueled by it.

Smoking is bad, we want to discourage it. Meanwhile, let’s tax it for our bureaucratic programs…

http://warskill.blogspot.com/2009/03/up-in-smoke.html

]]> By: David Z http://www.blagnet.net/2009/03/06/right-for-the-wrong-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 David Z Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:42:43 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/?p=547#comment-1310 It is a crying shame, but I'll take an incremental victory wherever I can get it. It's always better to be marginally more free. It is a crying shame, but I’ll take an incremental victory wherever I can get it. It’s always better to be marginally more free.

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