Pubdate: Fri, 07 Dec 2001
Source: Moscow Times, The (Russia)
Copyright: 2001 The Moscow Times
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Author: Kirk Muse

SUPPLY AND DEMAND

In response to a letter by Robert Sharpe, Published Nov. 30.

Editor:

Thank you for publishing Robert Sharpe's outstanding letter.  It seems
that our American Politicians don't understand the basic laws of
supply and demand.  Perhaps your Russian politicians or journalists
can explain to our American politicians that whenever the supply of a
desired product is limited, the price of those desired products
increases.  The mostly American war on (some) drugs is the reason
easy-to-grow weeds and poppies are worth more than pure gold. The
United States needs the help of Russia and other countries to help us
beat our addiction to our counterproductive war on (some) drugs.

Kirk Muse,
Vancouver, Washington, U. S. A.
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