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Government has no incentive to do anything about this. They would prefer disgruntled, jobless people keep themselves in a drug induced stupor to people getting

Government has no incentive to do anything about this. They would prefer disgruntled, jobless people keep themselves in a drug induced stupor to people getting angry at their government stabbing them in the back for multi-national corporations. In reality these drugs coming in from foreign countries should be treated as an act of war, we've already lost significantly more Americans to this epidemic than Vietnam, the long term economic cost is probably in the hundreds of billions. If another country did that kind of damage via bombing we would retaliate, but these deaths from drugs don't have a big enough emotional impact to get citizens angry

vorpalhex 8y ago
Right, because dead people pay such awesome tax rates. Clearly this is the fault of those nameless multi-national corporations who are gleefully clasping their hands while laughing madly. Obviously these drug addicts having major problems and injecting themselves with illegally acquired, addictive drugs is exactly the same as bombing innocent people, and we should retaliate by having the marines storm the lobby of Pfizer.
- hopefulengineer 8y ago
  Majority of deaths are caused by fentanyl produced in foreign countries and shipped into the US to be cut into low quality drugs. So sanctioning those countries would be a good first step The initial addiction though is due to doctor's and drug companies. There's plenty of evidence of drug companies pushing doctors to prescribe these drugs when they really aren't needed. Fine the companies, arrest the doctors and executives who push this stuff in the name of profit. As for government, if you think the average congressmen cares about long term tax revenue vs that sweet pharma lobby money today, you're naive.
  - emiliobumachar 8y ago
    Draconian enforcement against illegal drugs have been tried extensively. Up to and including labeling exporting countries "narco states" and invading them. It doesn't work. Someone else takes up the slack.
golemiprague 8y ago
Well, not only Obama didn't fight it, he actually ordered the FBI to ignore the drug trade by Hezbollah operatives in south America because he wanted to be nice to the Iranians and the stupid deal he have made with them. It is no wonder that now that Trump is in power things are getting better but be sure the media will not come to this obvious conclusion.

vorpalhex 8y ago

Right, because dead people pay such awesome tax rates. Clearly this is the fault of those nameless multi-national corporations who are gleefully clasping their hands while laughing madly. Obviously these drug addicts having major problems and injecting themselves with illegally acquired, addictive drugs is exactly the same as bombing innocent people, and we should retaliate by having the marines storm the lobby of Pfizer.

hopefulengineer 8y ago
Majority of deaths are caused by fentanyl produced in foreign countries and shipped into the US to be cut into low quality drugs. So sanctioning those countries would be a good first step The initial addiction though is due to doctor's and drug companies. There's plenty of evidence of drug companies pushing doctors to prescribe these drugs when they really aren't needed. Fine the companies, arrest the doctors and executives who push this stuff in the name of profit. As for government, if you think the average congressmen cares about long term tax revenue vs that sweet pharma lobby money today, you're naive.
- emiliobumachar 8y ago
  Draconian enforcement against illegal drugs have been tried extensively. Up to and including labeling exporting countries "narco states" and invading them. It doesn't work. Someone else takes up the slack.

golemiprague 8y ago

Well, not only Obama didn't fight it, he actually ordered the FBI to ignore the drug trade by Hezbollah operatives in south America because he wanted to be nice to the Iranians and the stupid deal he have made with them. It is no wonder that now that Trump is in power things are getting better but be sure the media will not come to this obvious conclusion.