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Old 01-30-2008, 06:01 PM   #54 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by hrandani
Haha. Oh man. That's good. Whew.

Orrrrrrrr we could just spend all the money we've used fighting War on Drugs for the past several decades (with absolutely no progress) and hand it out in the street to bums.
Orrrrrr, you could look at it another way. How about programs that help people get off drugs or protect them from situations/environments where they get on them in the first place?

Yes, the War on Drugs is a "joke."

Yes, there is another way.

I'm glad you got a laugh.

Not everyone's laughing with you.
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