Reply #155: Yes I would provide money for people to stop smoking [View All]

[wuushew]

Such programs would represent a net savings in dollars.

Pornography does not harm anyone, it is exercises in intellectual freedom. I ask only for reasonable restrictions on its display in public. Morality and health are too dissimilar to compare. That is the key difference between the left and right. Both may propose severe restrictions on society but almost always the right cites subjective reasons in their arguments, such as in prohibition of gay marriage. I favor eliminating the sale of tobacco products and give my reasons based on health costs, rates of cancer, etc. At least my reasons can be debated and argued.


Civilization does harm the environment. The industrial revolution and advances in agriculture have allowed both increases in the total human population and average lifespan, so again depending on your viewpoint such things have not come without gains(whether such a civilization such as ours is sustainable is another matter, I believe it is not).


Regarding crack addicts I believe their addiction is a medical problem which is best served by offering free treatment. Both heroin and crack should remained controlled substances. heroin users should have the added benefit of clean needles at tax payer expense.