tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post8600845147845557130..comments2024-03-28T09:14:52.110+00:00Comments on Sinclair's Musings: Basic laws of economicsMatthew Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948452770723874618noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-19695407992253229022007-09-01T19:13:00.000+01:002007-09-01T19:13:00.000+01:00Forbidding Br*tish soldiers from destroying the po...Forbidding Br*tish soldiers from destroying the poppy fields that they have been photographed walking through (in the course of their duties) and are thus in possession of, so as not to 'alienate' the natives, may have something to do with the supply problem.William Gruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434757003701117714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-62941839577233136192007-08-31T10:03:00.000+01:002007-08-31T10:03:00.000+01:00That wasn't remotely the main point of the article...That wasn't remotely the main point of the article.Matthew Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948452770723874618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-73367416239627467032007-08-31T00:21:00.000+01:002007-08-31T00:21:00.000+01:00I see you are missing what i think was the main po...I see you are missing what i think was the main point of the article. A lot of crime and anti-social behaviour flows from drug use. The argument is that, by legalising it, we would dismantle the criminal networks that make their money form this and reduce the need of addicts to steal for a fix. If people are serious about reducing crime, this is something that should be considered. After all, until about 1970, doctors regularly used to prescribe heroin to addicts. That, arguably, kept heroin addiction under control. It only really rose in the 70s, 80s and 90s.Vino Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921732973648819318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-74035210021713536762007-08-30T17:29:00.000+01:002007-08-30T17:29:00.000+01:00My understanding is that a lot of heroin from Afgh...My understanding is that a lot of heroin from Afghanistan ends up being consumed by Labour-supporting barristers from Islington who read the Grauniad. Does Jenkins have a basic law of economics for that too?Mountjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385482147330173836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-67324026791674746882007-08-30T13:44:00.000+01:002007-08-30T13:44:00.000+01:00...Jenkins thinks he's really bloody clever but hi......Jenkins thinks he's really bloody clever but his little "basic law", as the blurb at the beginning of the article calls it, is clearly untrue...<BR/><BR/>Got it in one, Matt.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com