Ben Carson says he would “intensify” the war on drugs

Rob Roy

Rob Roy

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UncleBuck said:
what's wrong with a 90% tax on income over about $10 million dollars?

oh, i forgot. you are fighting an imaginary war against the imaginary threat of democratic socialism, which has left european contries bathed in prosperity and happiness.

well, good luck with that klanman.
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90% tax is your wet dream Comrade Poopy Pants.

The amount of the theft, or the amount the person being stolen from has, doesn't answer the primary question...."Is forcible redistribution acceptable" ? You always ignore the means you chose, in favor of the rationalized pseudo utilitarian argument.


Also, you assume that if people face a tax that high they will continue to produce whatever makes them the money in the first place. That assumption is often wrong.
 
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

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Uncle Ben said:
Have to respectfully disagree. Slavery was the most destructive. WOD drugs is bad, pretty stupid and politically motivated, but slavery was despicable. America hasn't been the same since.

The next most destructive issue will be Islamic terrorists with their caliphate, shariah law and such. Tonight after "work" dad isn't planning on taking little Ackmed to baseball practice, trust me. :mrgreen:

Just ask Germany's chief of police what he thinks of Muslims now. :wall:
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You're both right.

In a sense, the war on drugs is a manifestation of the soft slavery which continues to exist today. If a person is forcibly prevented from controlling their own body, they are at least in part, a kind of slave to the entity that threatens force for disobeying.
 
Elwood Diggler

Elwood Diggler

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ya....good idea for him to win the big chair


“As a teenager, I would go after people with rocks, and bricks, and baseball bats, and hammers,” he continued. “Of course, many people know the story when I was 14 and I tried to stab someone.”

One of my friends angered me. And I just lunged at his abdomen with the knife. Probably would have seriously injured or killed him, but he happened to have on a large metal belt buckle under his clothing, upon which the blade broke.

And, of course, he fled in terror. But I was more horrified than he was, because I realized that I was trying to kill somebody over nothing—and that I would never realize my dreams of becoming a physician. And I would end up in jail, reform school, or the grave. And I just locked myself in the bathroom and started praying.
http://gawker.com/ben-carson-has-plenty-of-energy-once-tried-to-stab-a-g-1738615515
 
Elwood Diggler

Elwood Diggler

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ya....good idea for him to win the big chair


“As a teenager, I would go after people with rocks, and bricks, and baseball bats, and hammers,” he continued. “Of course, many people know the story when I was 14 and I tried to stab someone.”

One of my friends angered me. And I just lunged at his abdomen with the knife. Probably would have seriously injured or killed him, but he happened to have on a large metal belt buckle under his clothing, upon which the blade broke.

And, of course, he fled in terror. But I was more horrified than he was, because I realized that I was trying to kill somebody over nothing—and that I would never realize my dreams of becoming a physician. And I would end up in jail, reform school, or the grave. And I just locked myself in the bathroom and started praying.
http://gawker.com/ben-carson-has-plenty-of-energy-once-tried-to-stab-a-g-1738615515
 
Padawanbater2

Padawanbater2

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Rob Roy said:
90% tax is your wet dream Comrade Poopy Pants.

The amount of the theft, or the amount the person being stolen from has, doesn't answer the primary question...."Is forcible redistribution acceptable" ? You always ignore the means you chose, in favor of the rationalized pseudo utilitarian argument.


Also, you assume that if people face a tax that high they will continue to produce whatever makes them the money in the first place. That assumption is often wrong.
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What's the most money you believe a person should be able to have and why?
 
BDOGKush

BDOGKush

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Flaming Pie said:
The federal government is not going to flip on Marijuana so easily. Maybe in 5 -10 years after a couple more states legalize recreational.
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That is beside the point and does not address my questions about legalization.

Flaming Pie said:
You should be worried about our economy. Fixing the economy will make it so more people can work and provide for their families.
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Our government already spends around $40 Billion a year on the drug war; how will intensifying the drug war help our economy?
 
Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie

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BDOGKush said:
That is beside the point and does not address my questions about legalization.



Our government already spends around $40 Billion a year on the drug war; how will intensifying the drug war help our economy?
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Your premise is flawed.

What I said is the hard truth. Marijuana legalization will not come from the president but from the people and their representatives in congress.
 
Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie

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UncleBuck said:
Intensifying the war on drugs will disproportionately hurt blacks like Ben Carson, because of institutional racism.

But you don't care
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How do we legalize marijuana?

By voting in a supportive congressman or a supportive president?

Obama says we need the states and then the congress.

Do you actually do any research or do you just scratch your nuts and post a knee jerk response?
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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Flaming Pie said:
How do we legalize marijuana?

By voting in a supportive congressman or a supportive president?

Obama says we need the states and then the congress.

Do you actually do any research or do you just scratch your nuts and post a knee jerk response?
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We shouldn't legalize by intensifying prohibition, smarty.
 
Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie

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You guys don't want solutions, you just want to bitch.

You create more division and chaos by refusing to have rational discussion.
 
abandonconflict

abandonconflict

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Flaming Pie said:
Again, how would the president do anything like that without the support of congress?

Make some speeches??
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No, by ordering the DEA to crack down even on state compliant growers. In other words, he would intensify the war on drugs. I think that is what he meant when he said he would intensify the war on drugs.

Did you know he said he would intensify the war on drugs?
 
BDOGKush

BDOGKush

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Flaming Pie said:
Your premise is flawed.

What I said is the hard truth. Marijuana legalization will not come from the president but from the people and their representatives in congress.
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My premises is flawed because you can't address the hypocrisy of your comments? A good step towards decriminalizing is not electing an idiot who wants to intensify the war on drugs and thinks Marijuana is a gateway drug.

You claim I should worry about the economy but then ignore how legalization and decriminlization can help improve our economy, while supporting a Presidential candidate that wants to intensify a failed drug war that already costs us $40 Billion annually.
 
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