what to do about crime

Do tougher laws help the crime situation? Does gun control help? What of the death penalty?
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>>14 There will always be jobs in America, employers always have the upper hand, union laws are draconian and starting a business is easy. Working, eating and/or approving of McDonalds is just mental laziness. This person simply does not wish to work and he sells solely to friends - entrepreneurship. They get good weed at a good price from a reliable source and he can live an acceptable lifestyle - the christianists and the baby-kissers want to destroy that, and you're not helping.