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tophatcat



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:01 am    Post subject: Alcoholics Reply with quote

Government to ban drinking alcohol in public. 1.6 million Koreans alcoholics.

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candy bar



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:37 am    Post subject: Re: Alcoholics Reply with quote

tophatcat wrote:
Government to ban drinking alcohol in public. 1.6 million Koreans alcoholics.

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There should be higher taxes imposed on the stuff. Sin Taxes
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Cave Dweller



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The line between heavy drinker and alcoholic is fuzzy. 1.6 million you say? Where did you get that number?
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World Traveler



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.koreatimesus.com/drinking-in-public-places-to-be-banned-in-s-korea/
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slothrop



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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rainman3277



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Alcoholics Reply with quote

candy bar wrote:
tophatcat wrote:
Government to ban drinking alcohol in public. 1.6 million Koreans alcoholics.

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There should be higher taxes imposed on the stuff. Sin Taxes


Huh??? Didn't somebody we know turn water into wine?
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World Traveler



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Small amounts of wine have heart health benefits supposedly.

Any amount of soju or Korean beer can't be good for one's body.
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candy bar



Joined: 03 Dec 2012

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Alcoholics Reply with quote

rainman3277 wrote:
candy bar wrote:
tophatcat wrote:
Government to ban drinking alcohol in public. 1.6 million Koreans alcoholics.

Shocked

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There should be higher taxes imposed on the stuff. Sin Taxes


Huh??? Didn't somebody we know turn water into wine?


Wine. Yes, wine. Although sometimes wine was taken for improper means, it had enormous health benefits. It was used as a health drink.

Soju, and beer somewhat, is consumed to achieve a condition of drunkenness. It has no health benefits. It's sole purpose is for sinful acts.

It's in the book, somewhere, "Yae, I say unto the don't consume the foul liquor of the sinners or there will be a burden put upon the." SIN TAX
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wishfullthinkng



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Alcoholics Reply with quote

candy bar wrote:
rainman3277 wrote:
candy bar wrote:
tophatcat wrote:
Government to ban drinking alcohol in public. 1.6 million Koreans alcoholics.

Shocked

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There should be higher taxes imposed on the stuff. Sin Taxes


Huh??? Didn't somebody we know turn water into wine?


Wine. Yes, wine. Although sometimes wine was taken for improper means, it had enormous health benefits. It was used as a health drink.

Soju, and beer somewhat, is consumed to achieve a condition of drunkenness. It has no health benefits. It's sole purpose is for sinful acts.

It's in the book, somewhere, "Yae, I say unto the don't consume the foul liquor of the sinners or there will be a burden put upon the." SIN TAX


so if that's the case every time one of you religious nutbags sins should they tax it?
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Sister Ray



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Alcoholics Reply with quote

wishfullthinkng wrote:


so if that's the case every time one of you religious nutbags sins should they tax it?


You don't need to be so obtuse. There are many justifications for taxation of alcohol based on the huge expenses it inflicts on society in the form of elevated crime rates, medical expenditure, property damage etc.

Sin tax is a very common term. You don't need to wilfully misinterpret everything just for the sake of being argumentative.
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nicwr2002



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are they going to start banning sales of alcohol on Sundays too? I guess now, like the smokers were before, I'm upset that they plan to ban drinking in parks. I can understand the ban on drinking in America, because people get crazy there, but here I don't see a lot of crazy stuff happening after someone gets drunk.
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wishfullthinkng



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 11:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Alcoholics Reply with quote

Sister Ray wrote:
wishfullthinkng wrote:


so if that's the case every time one of you religious nutbags sins should they tax it?


You don't need to be so obtuse. There are many justifications for taxation of alcohol based on the huge expenses it inflicts on society in the form of elevated crime rates, medical expenditure, property damage etc.

Sin tax is a very common term. You don't need to wilfully misinterpret everything just for the sake of being argumentative.


willfully misinterpret? you need to read this thread very carefully or maybe even while conscious because you seem to be confused.

candy bar very clearly is talking about religious nutbaggery, he even typed this, and i quote:

"It's in the book, somewhere, "Yae, I say unto the don't consume the foul liquor of the sinners or there will be a burden put upon the." SIN TAX"

so yes, if he wants alcohol to have a sin tax based on religious nonsense and not a tax for public health and safety, then he should also be taxed whenever he sins in even the slightest way. eye for an eye right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_BtZ-5O60
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candy bar



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:34 am    Post subject: Re: Alcoholics Reply with quote

wishfullthinkng wrote:
Sister Ray wrote:
wishfullthinkng wrote:


so if that's the case every time one of you religious nutbags sins should they tax it?


You don't need to be so obtuse. There are many justifications for taxation of alcohol based on the huge expenses it inflicts on society in the form of elevated crime rates, medical expenditure, property damage etc.

Sin tax is a very common term. You don't need to wilfully misinterpret everything just for the sake of being argumentative.


willfully misinterpret? you need to read this thread very carefully or maybe even while conscious because you seem to be confused.

candy bar very clearly is talking about religious nutbaggery, he even typed this, and i quote:

"It's in the book, somewhere, "Yae, I say unto the don't consume the foul liquor of the sinners or there will be a burden put upon the." SIN TAX"

so yes, if he wants alcohol to have a sin tax based on religious nonsense and not a tax for public health and safety, then he should also be taxed whenever he sins in even the slightest way. eye for an eye right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_BtZ-5O60


The video is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. I stopped watching it around the first 45 seconds.
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candy bar



Joined: 03 Dec 2012

PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:44 am    Post subject: Re: Alcoholics Reply with quote

wishfullthinkng wrote:
Sister Ray wrote:
wishfullthinkng wrote:


so if that's the case every time one of you religious nutbags sins should they tax it?


You don't need to be so obtuse. There are many justifications for taxation of alcohol based on the huge expenses it inflicts on society in the form of elevated crime rates, medical expenditure, property damage etc.

Sin tax is a very common term. You don't need to wilfully misinterpret everything just for the sake of being argumentative.


willfully misinterpret? you need to read this thread very carefully or maybe even while conscious because you seem to be confused.

candy bar very clearly is talking about religious nutbaggery, he even typed this, and i quote:

"It's in the book, somewhere, "Yae, I say unto the don't consume the foul liquor of the sinners or there will be a burden put upon the." SIN TAX"

so yes, if he wants alcohol to have a sin tax based on religious nonsense and not a tax for public health and safety, then he should also be taxed whenever he sins in even the slightest way. eye for an eye right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_BtZ-5O60


Yes. You willfully misinterpreted what I had written. You are attempting to turn this into a religious argument. What's all this "eye for an eye" ?

SIN TAX is a term often used as a taxation placed on items or activities that are a burden on society.
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Nester Noodlemon



Joined: 16 Jan 2009

PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cave Dweller wrote:
The line between heavy drinker and alcoholic is fuzzy. 1.6 million you say? Where did you get that number?


that number does seem low.
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