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Drinking went up during Prohibition.

• oh_sigh 9y ago
  That is about a specific bad policy, not about the concept of instituting policies to reduce these behaviors in general. I agree that some policies do not accomplish what they intend to. What about taxes on alcohol that fund anti-drinking campaigns and help fund treatment centers?
  • skookumchuck 9y ago
    > That is about a specific bad policy It's exactly the kind of thing I was talking about > What about That is not making it illegal.
  • dragonwriter 9y ago
    > That is about a specific bad policy Yes, exactly. > What about taxes on alcohol that fund anti-drinking campaigns and help fund treatment centers? They mostly fund anti-youth-drinking campaigns and responsible drinking campaigns, not anti-drinking campaigns (OTOH, tobacco taxes often do fund anti-smoking campaigns.) They also fund licensing and enforcement agencies that license vendors and enforce laws against selling to youth, selling in inappropriate venues, etc. I think you would find that many people who oppose prohibition of prostitution would support loosely similar tax, regulatory, and enforcement structures.