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by maerF0x0 77 days ago
Meanwhile we keep truly destructive things like alcohol legalized...

For the freedom of normal folks to have 1 beer, 25% of the population is drinking 78% of the consumed alcohol.[1]

And before anyone brings up that myth there is no beneficial dose of alcohol. Even in the pro-wine studies it's been found that the benefit was just the fact it was grapes and that eating/drinking the grapes without fermentation is superior.

[1] https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/alcohol-sales-...

2 comments

I think even the biggest hard drugs should be legal, again just because “people enjoy it”.

I'm fine with taxing it more in subsidized single-payer healthcare systems though but I also feel that should be done more consistently. I for instance also believe that say high heels should be taxed more because they're bad for one's health for similar reasons or unhealthy food but that's not “socially controversial” enough for that I get which is ultimately what it's always about. “health” is always just an excuse.

Think of it as evolution in action.