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AlisLandale posted...

You know, at this stage I dont understand why they dont say fuck it and just ban tobacco.

Not that it bothers me, but thats clearly the direction this is headed. Maybe in another 60 years. >_>

The reason why cartels are so powerful in Central America is because they supply the US with opioids and other illegal drugs with 0 competition. Banning drugs only strengthens the creators and distributors' control over the addicted. You'd need a police state, an totalitarian-esque government where you crack down on drugs to the point where people must be very, VERY afraid to touch it, a la the Philippines (was it there that the leader called Obama a son of a *****?). So this isn't impossible, but I doubt most people want to give up their freedoms for such a thing.

TheVipaGTS posted...

Yea I'd be down for raising the enlistment age too. A lot of the 18 year olds they get are teens just out of high school, didn't do well in high school, don't put much thought into college or anything else and just say "well, might as well do this"...even 20 would be good. Gives them a good two years post high school to potentially gain some work experience, think it through and make a more educated decision as opposed to instantly saying "Yea i was an average C student all throughout HS i'm on my way to enlist" immediately after graduation. Of course that will never happen because its hard enough for them to get enrollments as it is...might as well take advantage of the vulnerable members of the graduating class every summer.

Now that you put it that way. If I were the government, I'd never touch the enlistment age. You guarantee a steady stream of recruits and don't need to worry about potential good ones getting swayed by other opportunities as you got to them first. It sounds a bit cold, but you gotta do what you must to protect your sovereignty.

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