Adding up the staggering cost of human misery brought on by drink... (From St Helens Star)

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  Sankey wrote:
  Following that logic Bill Mitch then why not put a 1000% tax on drink that would reduce consumption no doubt. Typical socialist comment the state controls everything and people cannot or should not be expected to take responsibility for themselves. Any other rules / controls you would like to dream up?

  Money and cost are prime motivations for human beings.Hence congestion charging to reduce gridlock, tobacco taxes to reduce smoking, taxes on waste to reduce pollution.And the minimum price per unit of alcohol has been brought in by a Tory led government, not a socialist one. Why? because it's the right thing to do, and in the long run totally cost effective. It is totally ludicrous to expect everyone to just be responsible because some people are as thick as planks and some people are vulnerable and not everyone has the same moral compass. I take it your libertarian stance stretches to the total legalisation of drugs on the basis everyone is responsible enough to make their own decsions then?"
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