News (Media Awareness Project) - US NY: PUB LTE: Pub Lte's - Wall Street Journal, 3 Of 4 |
| Title: | US NY: PUB LTE: Pub Lte's - Wall Street Journal, 3 Of 4 |
| Published On: | 1999-08-27 |
| Source: | Wall Street Journal (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 22:14:49 |
In response to the demand vs. supply controversy about drugs discussed
in Mary Anastasia O'Grady's Aug. 20 Americas column "American
Coke-Heads Underwrite Colombia's Misery":
* Ms. O'Grady got it exactly right--our drug policies export our
social problems, causing disruption of Third World societies in a
degree far exceeding the harm that drug abuse causes in the U.S.
Faithful adherents of free-market economics must concede that any war
on drugs is unwinnable --the profit motive will always prevail over
any government attempt to squelch it--besides being contrary to the
principles of individual responsibility and freedom of choice.
David C. Fischer
Chappaqua, N.Y.
in Mary Anastasia O'Grady's Aug. 20 Americas column "American
Coke-Heads Underwrite Colombia's Misery":
* Ms. O'Grady got it exactly right--our drug policies export our
social problems, causing disruption of Third World societies in a
degree far exceeding the harm that drug abuse causes in the U.S.
Faithful adherents of free-market economics must concede that any war
on drugs is unwinnable --the profit motive will always prevail over
any government attempt to squelch it--besides being contrary to the
principles of individual responsibility and freedom of choice.
David C. Fischer
Chappaqua, N.Y.
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