On 2017-04-27 10:05 AM, Gary wrote:
> wrote:
>>
>> Anyway, I think it probably is good to de-regulate, thinking of how
>> well prohibition of alcohol worked, but we need to educate and have
>> some control over it, such as driving under the influence.
>
> Prohibition worked? This is how Joe Kennedy Sr. made his
> fortune. He was a drug runner.
I assumed there was some sarcasm in the comment about how well
Prohibition worked. It didn't do much to stop people from drinking, and
it created a black market that became profitable enough to lead to a lot
of violence. The government was spending a lot of money to try to
removed alcohol from our society and mobsters were getting rich. I guess
they figured that they could regulate the production and sale of alcohol
and get the money themselves.