Yes, but the real question is when is the FED going to raise interest rates? Is the FED trying to trick investors to raise interest rates immediately after they get into more debt?
Inflation doesn't seem to be responding past stimulus efforts.
"As President, I will use military power responsibly and as a last resort. We will not go back to forever wars in the Middle East." Joe Biden on Twitter, Feb. 7, 2020
Pro-life policies do not at all reduce abortion. Only sex education, availability of cheap contraception, family planning and making the morning after pill accessible especially after rape do. All things conservatives are against. "Abstinence only" policies lead to way more abortion than the legal status. And those abortions are on the people who oppose common sense policies instead.
All of those subjects were covered on earlier posts. Trump explained his policies. We were headed in the right direction until Biden-Harris took over. We need to worry about the US, not the other countries. They can do whatever they want. We are not intruding on their policies.
The prohibition of drugs only creates criminals, deaths and other heartbreak. The threat of prison is not a deterrent, nor is disease, overdoses, etc.
How can Biden be blamed for the death rate when the death rate lags weeks behind the infected rate? The infected rate has been cut in half since Biden took office. Biden can't help it if people got sick under Trump's watch and then died while he was in office.
I actually think Kyle made a great argument in the video you posted. He made a lot of good points, the one I think is most important to yours is that prohibition has not put a dent in drug use.
I do agree that it would be nice to end the drug war and help end gang violence. I think that's the best argument for it.
Biden is dividing the country by some of his stupid executive orders. He said he was going to unite the country. Seems like he kills everything with the stroke of a pen. He should engage his brain before he engages his mouth. Then he might make more sense and have less gaffes.
I'm definitely not trying to argue and I respect your feelings on this and think they come from a personal, genuine place for you. I am not trying to knock that aspect at all but I think more pro-life people genuinely need to hear this:
Well that's where the education system comes in and teaches people how unhealthy heroin use and other drug use is. You could even have ads tell people how bad it is. Perhaps even make them sign a waiver before every purpose saying they fully understand what they're doing. People only felt safe because their doctor was giving it to them, I think that's very different from buying it recreationally with a huge warning label saying it could be lethal.
Point me to one executive order he signed that he didn't say he would sign on the campaign trail. And yeah, he's killing a lot with the stroke of a pen. So did Trump. Was he dividing America also by using his powers rightfully?
Do you happen to have TDS? I suppose you knew I was going to ask you that. You bring up the same questions that I have answered on previous posts. Please no long posts as I can't concentrate with tinnitus. Maybe we should be talking about wild turkeys instead or some other pleasant subject?
But what's the benefit other than it checks some neat libertarian box? If we say one benefit is pain relief, then certainly someone shouldn't be figuring this out on their own for something as dangerous and addictive as heroin. Marijuana is totally different because it's not addictive and pretty much impossible to OD on. The guy in the video I posted, Dr. Carl Hart uses it to relax and cope. There's such a huge genetic variation in capacity to handle it. There is for all drugs, but if someone is sensitive to marijuana, they will just get really high. Then there's all of the safety issues like falling asleep and choking on one's own vomit, etc.
To connect this issue to the other issue being discussed above (abortion), I think they are quite different. However, at least abortion has some really obvious benefits to the mother. Also, the black markets are different.
Don't you think that heroin being illegal makes it harder to be treated as medical issue?
Definitely good points to consider.
This has nothing to do with an ideological commitment to social libertarianism in my view.
This is complicated with much variation. If the person became hooked, can't stop, and is stuck with this illegal habit, then yes. But if we're talking about getting there in the first place, then no. Because most people start taking heroine to self medicate (ignore people with pain disorders for now) for mental health problems. All of my friends who became addicts had mental health problems. To me, the illegality should at least help people to see that treatment for depression through proper channels is more appropriate. I think it's easy to say, well, it didn't stop my friends so what's the point? I think we have a long way to go in terms of getting people to be honest about their mental health problems.
Yeah, I'm aware of this. I would rather solve this problem by improving medical programs so that it's not obvious that a patient is just going to resort to heroin after their opioid prescription runs out. Maybe better programs for weaning off or having greater emphasis placed on medical marijuana. I realize this isn't perfect and some conditions are only touched by opioids. It's difficult, especially if the person has many years left with chronic pain. Even in these special scenarios, I think it makes more sense to expand patient rights via proper medical channels. In other words, give the patient the right to responsibly continue treatment with the doctor. This still is flawed, but better than someone buying heroin for themselves.
I never thought of something like that. I guess I don't understand the issue well enough to weigh in.
In principle, this is one of the best arguments for legalization. As I said above though, with all of the regulations, legal dispensaries are going to have to charge a lot. There is still going to be a black market where sellers are willing to illegally cut corners, strip overhead, and feed people's addiction.
It answered literally none of my questions. Can you quote the part you think answered it?
All of your points are well-reasoned. Really, I agree with you on almost everything, except one big point. I think you are right that the medical cost is rather clean, well set up, and efficient. I just think if it becomes legal, there's too many extra expenses to eliminate a need for a black market on competition alone. The only way this wouldn't be the case is if all of the fine attention to detail and safety was cut, but that then undermines your point. Also, your point about tax revenue sort of undermines your point about a competitive low cost.
I agree with this. I found this from a video, but some soldiers in Vietnam were taking heroin and a lot of them came back home without continuing heroin use. The reason being? It's because they were finally coming back home to their friends, family, wife etc and were only doing heroin in Vietnam to cope during the lonely times (depressed lonely people are the perfect candidates for drug addiction). The ones who stayed addicted happened to be the ones who had little social connections and bad economic conditions.
You ever see the movie Dumb and Dumber? At the end, a bus of cute girls going on a bikini tour pulls up to Harry (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd (Jim Carrey) and says they are looking for two guys to oil them up. Harry says they are in luck because there a town a few miles "that way."
This is a really good point and one that I was unable to articulate. Everyone hates big tobacco and agrees that there's incentive for people to get hooked for profit. But at least with cigarettes, people can go through rough phases where they are a little more reckless and come out from it. For example, I used to regularly smoke during a time of anxiety. I sort of regret it, but it's nice knowing that one can often shake this habit.
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