Coke and Hookers

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jogon

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2,971 posts

157 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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It's official apparently..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11131...

We spend more on drugs and hookers than beer and wine. Crazy aye, just think of all that missed tax.

Sir Humphrey

387 posts

122 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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jogon said:
It's official apparently..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11131...

We spend more on drugs and hookers than beer and wine. Crazy aye, just think of all that missed tax.
And long may it continue.

gpo746

3,397 posts

129 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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Its best when you combine the two. You really haven't lived unless you have snorted marching powder off a prozzies buttocks

P-Jay

10,551 posts

190 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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jogon said:
It's official apparently..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11131...

We spend more on drugs and hookers than beer and wine. Crazy aye, just think of all that missed tax.
Yep, all the suffering of addicts and their victims, the billions into pockets of criminals and in some cases the groups in the middle east who want us all dead, the women and children in Mexico being beheaded, the teenagers in the UK being introduced to drug dealers for a bit of weed, the people smuggling and modern day slavery - makes no sense really does it.

No doubt someone will come along shortly and explain how "lock 'em all up" system that's worked so badly so far is about to turn a corner.

steveT350C

6,728 posts

160 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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P-Jay said:
jogon said:
It's official apparently..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11131...

We spend more on drugs and hookers than beer and wine. Crazy aye, just think of all that missed tax.
Yep, all the suffering of addicts and their victims, the billions into pockets of criminals and in some cases the groups in the middle east who want us all dead, the women and children in Mexico being beheaded, the teenagers in the UK being introduced to drug dealers for a bit of weed, the people smuggling and modern day slavery - makes no sense really does it.

No doubt someone will come along shortly and explain how "lock 'em all up" system that's worked so badly so far is about to turn a corner.
Legalise drugs.


Think of the tax revenues

P-Jay

10,551 posts

190 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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steveT350C said:
P-Jay said:
jogon said:
It's official apparently..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11131...

We spend more on drugs and hookers than beer and wine. Crazy aye, just think of all that missed tax.
Yep, all the suffering of addicts and their victims, the billions into pockets of criminals and in some cases the groups in the middle east who want us all dead, the women and children in Mexico being beheaded, the teenagers in the UK being introduced to drug dealers for a bit of weed, the people smuggling and modern day slavery - makes no sense really does it.

No doubt someone will come along shortly and explain how "lock 'em all up" system that's worked so badly so far is about to turn a corner.
Legalise drugs.


Think of the tax revenues
Yep, legalise the lot (within reason), control it, provide education and treatment for the most harmful and most importantly Tax it - drugs are expensive because drug producers and drug dealers are after easy money - you could put 100% duty on most drugs and 'Virgin Drugs' could sell it for half the street price.

Big, massive piles of money into the Treasury, Courts, Prisons and the Police unburdened, NHS unburdened to a certain degree.

We could clear the deficit in 5 years. (based on nothing but a guess)

Rich Boy Spanner

1,291 posts

129 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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Disappointed. When I saw the topic title I thought it was Saturday evening already.

toohuge

3,429 posts

215 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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It's interesting to see that two industries with zero government intervention do so well...

TTwiggy

11,500 posts

203 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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P-Jay said:
Yep, legalise the lot (within reason), control it, provide education and treatment for the most harmful and most importantly Tax it - drugs are expensive because drug producers and drug dealers are after easy money - you could put 100% duty on most drugs and 'Virgin Drugs' could sell it for half the street price.

Big, massive piles of money into the Treasury, Courts, Prisons and the Police unburdened, NHS unburdened to a certain degree.

We could clear the deficit in 5 years. (based on nothing but a guess)
I firmly believe that some of the most impoverished countries in the eurozone will do this within 10 years and maybe within 5.

Maybe not 'everything' but I can see them starting with weed and moving on from there.

THX

2,348 posts

121 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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gpo746 said:
Its best when you combine the two. You really haven't lived unless you have snorted marching powder off a prozzies buttocks
John Entwistle didn't. He died.

jogon

Original Poster:

2,971 posts

157 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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toohuge said:
It's interesting to see that two industries with zero government intervention do so well...
Service is impeccable too, I can get either delivered within the hour, better than amazon.