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It's strange how poorly the lessons from prohibition took. Making alcohol illegal didn't get rid of it, it just moved it to the black market. Same with every
by seph-reed 6y ago
It's strange how poorly the lessons from prohibition took. Making alcohol illegal didn't get rid of it, it just moved it to the black market. Same with every other drug, and prostitution. None of them are better off for it.
Similarly, guns are more complex to make than booze or crack, but they are still simple enough that the black market can make them. Or steal them and sell them.
The best solutions are ones that make it easy enough to do legally that the black market can't take hold, while hard enough to do legally that it's still somewhat regulated.
- myth2018 6y agoOn the other hand, forbidding smoking in indoor spaces in Brazil significantly reduced the number of smokers. It's complicated.
- seph-reed 6y agoI think this fits within the band of "easy enough legal to not create a black market." It's easier to have a non-smoking space than it is to operate a black-market hotel / bar / etc.
- myth2018 6y agoIndeed, but you are thinking on the business/supplier side. My point is that while many said by the time that smokers would simply not comply, especially considering how difficult it would be for the government to enforce such law. However, people not only complied, but also quit smoking. The law had more positive impacts than anticipated by its most optimistic supporters.