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Old 04-25-2008, 05:05 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Re: 7 States consider lowering the drinking age to 18

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Originally Posted by EnglishPaul View Post
... And personally I wonder if the best regulation of peoples drinking habits would be to raise the cost of drinking so that it is only afforded as an occasional luxury.
That's gonna happen without any new government tax: by diverting so much ethanol to fuel our thirsty automobiles we're driving the price of booze up (a long with the price of food too).

I said just today that the next big war will be over food or water. I'm thinking now that I should add liquor to the list.
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