| Kasz216 said: When am I wrong? In a debate like this... pretty much never, because I actually source my arguements before I post, unlike you who are basically going off of intution and opinion. The only times I'm wrong is when specific sources are wrong... because i generally don't let personal opinion get in the way of policy and understading what policy would do. |
Let us count the times you were wrong in just this thread shall we!
| Kasz216 said: 1) Additionally, Amsterdam NEVER had gangsters and turf wars. |
| Kasz216 said: 2) Cocaine's cheaper to produce than a 2-liter of soda. |
| Kasz216 said: 3) Meanwhile, it's worth noting that in 2011 there was actually a huge crash in Marijuana prices. |
| Kasz216 said: 4) they could just grow produce the drugs here. [] |
| Kasz216 said: 5)You aren't going to stop organized crime that way. []. |
| Kasz216 said: 6)That is 100% clear. That all the costs to get it to New York is only 10% of what it brings in New York currently. All the costs are 10%. |
| Kasz216 said: 7)the producer can sell [a kilo] for $200 and stil make a profit. |
1) Never say NEVER, There are gangsters, there turf wars..due to illegal drugs. source looks like they should legalize cocaine huh? more source
2) The concentrate for 70 percent of Coca-Cola’s 1.5 billion drinks served each day originates in the tax haven of Ireland, where enough concentrate for 50,000 Cokes costs $2.60—including labor. The concentrate’s main ingredient? Caramel. That means that one penny buys enough syrup to make nearly 200 glasses of Coke! sorce
3) New retailers and investors don't know jack so they switched from high grade growers to mid grade growers. That's from the article. That's not a crash.
4) Coca is only grown in Andean mountain region because of it's tropical climate and high elevation. North america could never match south american quality due to the cocaine alkaloid's dependency on proper climate source. For opium, we could legalize cultivation now but we don't source.
5) Illicit drug trade is one of the primary ways in which organized criminal groups finance many of their activities source It's the place to start if you're going to stop organized crime.
6) Geographical proximity to the place of production and strict customs will obviously have an impact on price, purity and quality of the product. If you don't think so then call me crazy.
7) Prove it! We have evidence that 100+ keys of leaves is cheapest in columbia at $600-$700. There is no proof a key of pure cocaine can be made for $200. I'm mean, 100 kilos of leaves equals a kilo of cocaine. source
Finaly, in support of my middleman claim I offer this reference scroll to page 79-80. Your (monopolistic) view is pg 79, my (competitve) view is pg 80. Trafficking Organizations are not organized as you think. Last, sometimes you are wrong because you misiterpret your own source as I'm sure happens to the best of us including me. We are only human. We have to admit we are wrong when we come to realise.
