1. An awesome John Stossel op-ed published in the New Hampshire Union Leader today is titled “War on drugs worse than drugs(.)”
2. Speaking of the war on drugs being worse than drugs themselves…. more news on the violence of the drug war here in New Hampshire. Here we have a violent home invasion in Durham spurred by players in the black market.
“Police have said that the home invasion was drug related as the five men were under the belief that a significant drug transaction was going to take place at the residence — involving 10 pounds marijuana valued at $30,000 — and they developed a robbery plot to get the drugs and money.”
When is the last time you heard of a violent home invasion over the control of the alcohol market? When there is a dispute in the alcohol market people go to court or arbitration. See the difference?
3. Four people in Nashua, NH who are adult enough to purchase firearms and be drafted and forced to fight and die for the United States politicians were arrested and charged as adults for doing something the law says they are not adult enough to do in the first place. Drinking alcohol, of course.
4. Name me one thing that the government is efficient at. Even with the ability to force people to pay something like $0.18 per gallon of fuel in state tax and the ability to establish toll booths wherever it sees fit… the state still can’t do roads effectively.
“Roughly a third of the state’s roads and bridges are in need of repair or are functionally deficient, according to a national highway research group’s report released Monday.”
5. Because only the government is allowed to run Ponzi schemes:
“A legislative committee looking into state failures in dealing with the Lakes Region Ponzi scheme wrapped up public testimony Monday and called for new legislation to close any enforcement loopholes.”
Someone tell me the difference between Social Security and what Bernie Madoff did? The only difference I see is that Bernie Madoff didn’t point guns at anyone to get them to give him money.
