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Originally Posted by Soliloquy
God forbid the government taxes alcohol! Alcohol is more likely to injure someone else then tobacco is.
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Ummm . . . the government
does tax alcohol.
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Originally Posted by Soliloquy
I would rather see more rules in place to prevent drunks from behaving violently or possibly murdering someone by getting behind the wheel, then extreme taxes on smokers. Obviously hard time isn't effectively controlling people's will to drink and drive.
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Well, last I heard, one couldn't be criminally charged with smoking and driving. In many places, drunk driving that results in death is being prosecuted as murder.
You're right that hard time isn't deterring some people, but I'm not sure what "rules" would be more effective than the threat of prison. Not higher taxes, certainly.