tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post3705678912634845463..comments2024-03-23T12:56:50.209+00:00Comments on 99% is ....... The Barnet Eye: Slavery in Barnet - Is your selfishness feeding this vile trade?Rog Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-45238837139141390312013-09-17T10:18:01.004+01:002013-09-17T10:18:01.004+01:00Following on, if the onus is on the user to not us...Following on, if the onus is on the user to not use the service, <a href="http://prostitution.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004119" rel="nofollow">in the UK we're relying on 8% of men to stamp slavery out of our society</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-15554089448431320912013-09-16T22:44:56.245+01:002013-09-16T22:44:56.245+01:00Oh yes, and legalisation doesn't completely pr...Oh yes, and legalisation doesn't completely prevent counterfeit illegal alcohol being distilled. But alcohol prohibition sent illegal distilling through the roof.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-43928328636744878802013-09-16T22:41:32.266+01:002013-09-16T22:41:32.266+01:00Yes but it does stop the worst of the criminal beh...Yes but it does stop the worst of the criminal behaviour. Gangs don't force slaves to grow tobacco in Barnet homes. Dodgy as it is, at least the tobacco brought in illegally was grown under reasonable conditions in its country of origin.<br /><br />Any system of taxation invites evasion but it is much less serious a problem than prohibition.<br /><br />Tax on cigarettes is a difficult one. It needs to be high because, really, nobody should smoke. But not so high that criminals get invited to the revenue party.<br /><br />Legal prostitution in Amsterdam didn't get rid of the pimps. But in Germany it isn't working too bad. Not perfect but better than what we have now. (some of) USA it is ruined by stupid moralising laws, for example that licensed prostitutes can't own cars. Weird stuff.<br /><br />The problem with blaming the greed of the consumer is this: I don't use prostitutes or cannabis so I don't get to vote with my feet by boycotting their services. I'd like to be able to vote at the ballot for the party with the most sensible way to cause the least harm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-88919613196086701132013-09-16T17:43:55.053+01:002013-09-16T17:43:55.053+01:00Tobacco and alcohol sales in this country are sold...Tobacco and alcohol sales in this country are sold by licensed retailers. That does not stop the imports by the vanload from France and Belgium, nor does it stop the illegal distillation of alcohol sold under fake labelling.Morris Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099635989949105753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-62342571183406365712013-09-16T15:35:00.615+01:002013-09-16T15:35:00.615+01:00Legalisation seems the best way to solve the maraj...Legalisation seems the best way to solve the marajuana problem. Nobody would be enslaved if licenced growers sold through legal channels. The secret is to choose a tax rate that discourages illegal growth while at the same time bringing in the most possible revenue. The government is supporting a huge illegal trade by cutting law abiding citizens out of the enterprise. Whatever the morality of canabis, prohibition does more harm than the drug itself and therefore is the worse option.<br /><br />Legalisation of prostitution is a trickier case. If done in the right way it is less harmful than the prohibition but it is controlled badly more often than well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com