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From: rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone)
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Subject: Re: Who says religion isn't important in America?
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> 
>      Notice that he said "In a free market".  The sale and distribution of
> drugs can hardly be thought of as "free market" conditions.  Notice that
> if there *were* a free market for drugs, the price would fall so far that
> dope dealers wouldn't be making big bucks.  Even drugs like nicotene and
> alcohol are heavily taxed and controlled by the big G.
> -- 
> Jeff Sonntag

I don't want this to sound insulting Jeff, but if you don't believe that
drug dealing isn't a "free market", you don't seem to know much about it.
ANYONE can become a drug dealer/manufacturer/importer/etc.  The reason
prices don't fall is because the demand is far above the supply.  And 
there is usually little personal risk involved.

BTW, this is not some "insider" information on my part (God forbid!).
These facts are commonly available through the various media in this land.

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