@F_alk:
Not in the beginning…
La de da!
And at times “not in the middle” and at other times “not in the end.”
Re: prostitution…
Legalize it and you increase another group of victims… wives, girlfiends and significant others(Never let it be siad that I wasn’t trying to be inclusive/PC here.) Even if you leave out the STDs, you’ve got a group who cannot trust government to help them maintain the commitment in their relationships. Of course, there are different levels of commitment. How about contracts drawn up between wives/girlfriends/significant others and husbands/boyfriends/s.o.?
RE: cigarettes…
Okey-dokey(Okay)! The current price of cigarettes in NY is $5 a pack, $50 a carton. Anybody know what the price of cigarettes is on NY state Native American Reservations and in surrounding states?
If I lived in NY and I could drive to NJ, PA, VT, MA or CT and save $10-$20(especially if I’m going for some other reason as well,) I’d do it. So who does this really hurt. The #s are…the amount of taxes collected has increased, however, it is the poor who have made up the difference(losses in taxes gone to other states countered by increased financial output by the poor.)