We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
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One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.
Crime is stupid, lazy and weak. You can only exploit it and make money out of it.
If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.
The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
To be smart on crime, we should not be in a position of constantly reacting to crime after it happens. We should be looking at preventing crime before it happens.
You know what an effective deterrent to crime is? Jail! And do you know what kind of criminal penalty actually makes people think twice about committing crimes the next time? The kind that actually comes out of some individual's pocket, not fines that come out of the corporate kitty.
Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the fine work that policemen and women do, we have got to find other solutions to deter crime.
I don't know whether crime is dictating business or business is dictating crime.
The criminal law needs to be improved to meet new forms of crime, but to denounce financial devices which are useful and legitimate because use is made of them for fraud, is ridiculous and unworthy of the age in which we live.
You wanna get rid of drug crime in this country? Fine, let's just get rid of all the drug laws.
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