Pubdate: Sat, 23 May 2009
Source: El Paso Times (TX)
Copyright: 2009 El Paso Times
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Author: Jorge Gonzalez

MANY FACTORS FUEL CRIME WORLDWIDE

Prostitution, drugs and the so-called black market  can't be stopped 
or even reduced to a minimal percent.  Third World (developing) 
countries rely up to 50  percent on illegal activities to support 
their  families.

Even in the most industrialized (developed) countries,  up to 10 
percent of their economies rely on  prostitution, drugs and the black market.

With all this technology, we are back to 1920s  "Prohibition" 
(illegal alcohol consumption,  distribution, etc.). France is 
adopting a law to disconnect the Internet if you are burning CDs 
and/or  DVDs. This means more unemployment.

Look at the United States with more than 80 million  people burning 
CDs and DVDs. What happened to the  cassette?

The recording business didn't mind; they still made  millions of 
dollars from records (albums and 45s).

Legalize marijuana and governments will make more from  taxes and 
tariffs to support their countries.

We can't let nations become militia states, which  Mexico is now. And 
other countries are following.

For your information, you can find thousands of Web  sites on these 
issues. And, of course, I leave  prostitution to your discretion.

Jorge Gonzalez  Lower Valley
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