Ha, I'd say Congressman and Senators are highly efficient at achieving their goals!Originally Posted by sho220
Increasing their pay and increasing the size of the government, thus securing their jobs and influence.
When I say the government is inefficient I mean it in the broadest possible sense. It seems reasonable to assume that the stated goal of the war on drugs is something akin to creating a "drug-free" America. In reality, all empirical data suggest that current policies only increase the profit drug producers can make, so it increases their incentives to get others addicted. This is only one example, but evidence as to how bad these policies are is so widely available. Perhaps there are services that the government does perform effectively. But whether or not that is true is a separate question. I am asking: Is the use of coercion or violence, against me, justified should I happen to object to these "services"?
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