Wendy Introwitz Pareene wrote: > Selling a $20 rock of crack every 10-15 minutes? That would total $80 - $100 per >hour ... times an 8 hour day... $800 per day? If the median income is something >around $30,000 or $35,000 per year, they'd have to have some kind of killer >marketable skills to compete with that.
The kids on the street are not making $800 a day, somebody else is. The kids may make more than they would at McDonald's, but not much more than a McDonald's manger. The idea is to provide alternatives to criminal activity. I believe that there are many kids who would take advantage of that opportunity. In the long run the best way to "win" the Drug War is to kill the market and eliminate profits. We should seriously consider legalizing drugs. It's unlikely to increase consumption and we're not doing much to reduce consumption now anyway. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
