tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post812272889296189743..comments2024-01-17T03:50:26.727-05:00Comments on Beer in Baltimore: Your Tax Dollars At WorkAlexander D. Mitchell IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063927891723178579noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-5555200082278266952012-01-24T16:40:33.646-05:002012-01-24T16:40:33.646-05:00Your unthinking libertarian mind at work: automati...Your unthinking libertarian mind at work: automatically assuming anything the government produces is crap, and that it can be easily refuted by anecdote.<br /><br />I binge drink regularly; I frequently have five plus drinks across several hours. That doesn't mean I'm going to get in a fight (haven't been in one in probably a decade), hit my wife (never), or drink and drive (I take transit or call a cab). That ALSO doesn't mean this is healthy for me (it probably raises risks for heart disease and it definitely kills brain cells), or that I don't fit the statistical profile of someone who might well do those bad things. These things have a risk/reward trade-off; drinking can be fun, and you can enjoy a great evening with friends. Or you could have six drinks in 3 hours, be legally impaired and kill yourself while driving. Same behavior; different outcome. Statistical probability. Science.The Oriole Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483309131692836436noreply@blogger.com