Now, that is a fecking surprise, isn't it! People appear to prefer to be fucked less, by the Powers that Be (imagine!). No doubt, another candidate for the long-overdue for creation, government's Department of the Bleeding Obvious. I mean, it has been demonstrated COUNTLESS times, that over time, when they increase taxation, they actually collect less revenue money - you know, "substitution bias", works not only in CPI - people tend to substitute over-taxed goods, even with inferior, but less tax-burdened products. End prices, you know, and that whole free-market thing.
I wonder, to how much a degree the fact that a kid can buy Ecstasy tablets in any stinking disco, cheaper than a bottle of beer (70% price of which consists of taxes/duties/excises, whatever you call them) - and I cannot think about a drug dealer, that would ask him/her for their proof of legal age - does it perhaps have something to do with the frightening statistics of drug use by minors?
Too obvious, too "in your face", too politically incorrect, to unpleasant truth to listen to, to even talk about? Well, let's stick our heads in the sand, and bear the consequences later. That "always works", doesn't it?
I wonder, is there a snowball chance in hell, that these motherfuckers in governments, around the globe, will actually start doing their fucking jobs, and (for a change), start passing laws dictated by the REASON, and debate & convince people to the harsh, but absolutely necessary ones - instead of spoon-feeding them bullshit all the time!!!
GOSH!!!