Ann Coulter said as opposed to illegal drugs , a lot of work gets done while people are smoking cigarettes...................a lot of work gets done while using cocaine,..................being the strongest stimulant on the planet it energizes many people at work
timothy bissett, she knows what she is talking about, you just don't like what she is saying. I don't always agree with her but does do her homework. She is just an easy target.
Drugs are bad in certain parts of Alabama, just like every other state. There are also Democrats in the cities and in the education system. Lived here my whole life.
This is true of many, many people. I don't particularly like Coulter that much, but when she has a well-researched and fact-based point to make, she's unbeatable. But when she doesn't, she crumbles like yesterday's cookie.
@@UncaAlbyGmail I didn't think that Anne's arguments were wrong here. What she said, if I understand correctly, is that let the states decide and we will see. The data that stossel presented about 5% was a very univaried analysis. You have to look at many other factors before coming to the conclusion.
Why not just stopp the wealtfare state? If you do that, then you get your weed. Why can't you stopp that problem first? Is it bcause you are addicted to weed, and want it know, just don't want to admit it? Either weed is not addictiv, and you can remove the wealtfare state first, then smoke OR weed is addictiv, and you know it, but you want a wealthfare state, in case it makes you sick. I belive most "liberals" belong to the second group, and how you are willing to demonstate for your weed, but not to stopp th wealtfar state, proves my point.
Harald Bredsdorff but if becomes legalized then there’ll be more jobs, less people fighting over illegal drugs and people will actually find success. The welfare state doesn’t even depend on illegal drugs either. It isn’t a pillar at all. You’re just salty because people want different things.
no, i don't think that is freedom if you are forced to do that but, you give consent when you pay taxes and a percentage of that tax goes to welfare. basically you're using paying taxes as an excuse for a continuation of the war on drugs which has cost the american tax payer at least 1 trillion dollars.
@Joshua Quinn If the chart is RELEVANT and correct, then you should believe it. Also, there is no RELEVANT chart that states more government and high taxation is good for the economy. I don't want more government. I WANT LESS GOVERNMENT. Legalizing drugs is less government involvement and more spending money for the tax payers (less taxes due to less amounts of people in jail).
I am sure the chart is factual. But legalizing something that turns people toward ruining their lives to prevent organized crime from trafficking it and murdering people. is not reason enough to legalize.
What about the cost to the taxpayer of arresting, prosecuting, and imprisoning those people?! $63 BILLION of our tax dollars a year go to the imprisonment of our citizens (who then stop paying taxes).
As long as we have the welfare state I refuse to pay for somebody sitting on their couch doing heroin everyday, I'd rather pay 3 to 5 times as much for someone sitting in prison doing heroin everyday. Productive people who use drugs? Lock those bastards up too.
@@johndough1356 I say 2/3 of women are prostitutes, and I'm a woman. I am a server, so I get to people watch all day. There are SOOOoOO many wen who you KNOW married their husband for the money. They don't love them. A sexy girl in her late 20s with a 60 year old man?!!?! Oh right, I'm sure it's true love😕
nunayafb She realizes the similarities between alcohol and "hard drugs" but is unable to admit it--even to herself. Nor can she acknowledge the results of drug decriminalization.
Oh, you should definitely go back and watch the whole thing! This will be one of the rare occasion to see her actually flustered and struggling for a coherent argument. It's a sight to behold!
@@bryangoffard2067 No, that's her excuse for wanting controls imposed upon others. The solution to too much government control is NOT giving it more power to control. As of now, the government has the ability to control who gets to use drugs, what channels they can buy through (state run cartels) AND welfare payments.
shes articulating something similar to what i think. get rid of FEDERAL social security, medicare, medicaid, food stamps etc. leave it to every single individual state aka Federalism, and lets revert back to total federalism. I couldn't care less what people choose to do, but vote for your own state, not mine, and if you vote for mine, then I can have somewhere to move.
I know a lot of pot smokers and coke users...they have jobs, pay their Bill's and do fun things at home. Seems to me, if some drugs were legal, people wanting them would work to have money to buy them. Sure, there will always be the DUMBASSES that do the wrong things, but.. we have that more now with dealers robbing and shooting each other, people robbing and stealing to get more. Her thinking is what put this country in the shape it's in and the largest prison population in the world.
Simple: No Govt. benefits without a drug test. The End. If you want to 'wake-and-bake' and watch 12 hours of television everyday, Fantastic. But don't ask your neighbor to buy your groceries and pay for your health care.
ya! i hate it when i'm doing my wake and bake and the neighbor comes over asking for shit, of course he only drinks and panhandling has just become second nature to him. by all means test away, most of the working people i know are smokers. but lets also put a breathalyzer for alcohol if you want to get food stamps
they have tried implementing drug tests for welfare recipients, guess what they found out? there were barely any people failing them and these expensive tests were costing the states a ridiculous amount of money, so yeah, read some shit before you start spouting nonsense
As a conservative, I've never understood how other conservatives cannot see the big government mind set of the drug laws. Cognitive dissonance is real.
Perhaps, these individuals look at the unintended consequences of legalizing drugs that Coulter brought up. A segment of the population may require treatment and services that may be funded by taxpayers' money. These conservatives may be all for individual liberty and freedom; however, drug use may result in dependency that may be detrimental to our healthcare system. Why should non-drug users who take care of their health pay for irresponsible people who decide to engage in drug use?
@@efrainrodriguez1324 you don't get to take away freedoms just so you can spite democrat policies. I don't want government involved with healthcare either. So when are you boot lickers going to ban obesity, alcohol, tv or social media because they're all addictive and can cause health issues? You're not conservatives; you're stateists. You don't want limited government. You just want control of government. Stop pretending your conservative at all. You and democrats are no different. You both want big government and you only fight over who controls the beast. Spare me your controlled opposition ignorance.
That is because conservatives and libertarians are still solution oriented and are debating laws and spending. Leftists see politics as their religion, and deviation from their religion is blasphemy. Neither person here is a leftist, so the discussion remains civilized.
Crime is not just a result of whether drugs are legal or not. People murder and rob for other reasons. Correlation doesn't equal causation. Now if Japan, China, Singapore and Iceland decided to legalize drugs and the crime went up, then you can make an argument, but the fact that drugs were never legal there, means there is no baseline and no way to determine causation.
I see both sides of this debate as a good thing. I worked for the Social Security Administration as an adjudicator for disability claims, and the amount of filings for people with bogus allegations would be the result of meth, alcohol, heroin, etc. Most of them needed money, however what is the point of providing money to an addict if there is no incentive for them to become sober/productive members of society? It’s a vicious cycle that continues to expand, and the politicians (FROM BOTH SIDES) are benefiting from the “but we need more money” syndrome.
Seems like if we put them in jail as opposed to disability benefits, we would be spending more. So the war on drugs technically increases the welfare state. The jailed welfare state. Not only that but when they get out of jail, nobody will hire them because of their criminal record. Which will make them sell more drugs and get back in jail. Killing some other drug dealers along the way of course.
@@rs72098 Couple things wrong with that. 1. The drug war began in the 70s. 2. You are confusing correlation with causation. Drug use is a victimless crime.
It's good to know John is still reporting, After turning off the MSM, ( 2017), John is the only one I have missed in watching certain shows. Thank God for Your Tube.......
Finished high school two years early ate adderall like candy and the day I graduated never touched it again but hey the government said it was illegal and for what ?
I see, so you're saying that a beer is the equivalent of Fentanyl? Even though Fentanyl can litterally kill thousands of people with less than an ounce. I'm guessing you haven't thought your arguments through.
*Stossel doesn't show the chart that murders have fallen dramatically after the 90s, AFTER the drug war began. He conveniently zoomed in on a 10 year time period after alcohol prohibition because he knows the numbers prove him wrong.*
She's got it wrong, the places where drugs are legal the people don't touch them, they become defitishized and people lose interest in them. Doesn't the bible say forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest, she's a Christian fundamentalist shouldn't she know this.
Stossel: “We have a graph right here” Ann: “I don’t believe that...” Stossel: “There’s been proof!” Ann: “That’s one theory... but I don’t believe it.”
If you notice that graph doesn't go into the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s BECAUSE ALCOHOLISM WENT UP, DUI's WENT UP, ALCHOHOL DEATHS WENT UP! Yeah he just happened to leave that out.
@@rs72098 Because the topic was prohibition and the graph showed murders associated with it as it created illegal business in which is killing pretty easy way to solve problems with competition as no one cares that gang members kill each other, such cases of killings go from the table right into the filing cabinet.
I never really knew John Stossel but I have been watching his videos lately, the more I see the more I like about him. His views align very well with mine, his arguments are the ones that make the most logical sense to me. Except one point, I feel like single payer healthcare can be a good thing.
People that are going to get high or drink are going to do it regardless if it's legal or not that's why they're still so many people that do drugs even though it's illegal and during prohibition people still got drunk laws don't change anything to just puts more people in jail
I love Ann Coulter and look forward to hearing her inane pronouncements every chance I get. I hope she is around for many more years. Americans are more "susceptible to taking drugs" that the Dutch? That is just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard her say, and it is very high bar.
Except marijuana that crap is everywhere in my town they have marijuana on the brain love your books Ann they are great when are you going to write another
Me too, conservatives just should give up on the War on Drugs. It's too costly, it's unconstitutional and it clearly hasn't stopped people from using drugs.
The people she doesn't want smoking weed already smoke it. The welfare recipients. And she's paying for already so maybe cut down on giving people criminal records and they will be able to get off welfare. Keep it illegal to smoke it public areas like in front of businesses the same way you do alcohol though.
Intelligent discussions are valuable. Facts can be deceiving and often deserve discussion. I like discussions between thoughtful individuals that is motivated by courtesy and a better understanding of what is actually true.
Let people do what they want to do with their lives as long as they don't impede others' rights. Alcohol and cigarettes kill way more people than illegal drugs. I personally think people who take recreational drugs are foolish just as those who smoke and drink excessively. But they should be able to do so - they have the right to be responsible for themselves.
@@johnlove2954 lol your tax money is going to give tax breaks for hugely profitable companies that pay their employees next to nothing because they know they will qualify for food stamps, these companies make more than enough to give decent wages and benefits your republican buddies have been feeding you a trough of bullshit for 50 years
@@johnlove2954 yes, personal taxes are being used to fill whatever coffers that were should be filled by the taxes that highly profitable corporations would be paying towards, it's not a difficult formula to figure out, we pay more so they pay less, then they don't pay their employees a decent wage, tell me, why are we giving subsidies to companies so they can keep their workers on food stamps???
I love Ann and she makes a good point welfare is a disqualification and drugs are harmful to those who abuse them still adults should be left to their own consequences and rewards especially in regards to natural products.
Anne, if you wouldn't sell out being objective on some issues that you perceive as republican platform issues, then you would be much stronger. this is severely disappointing
I believe that Ann Coulter is like most conservatives or liberals who sit up and cherry pick which laws they want to enforced here in the U.S.A.😒. That's why nothing can get done here in the U.S.A.
@@vsculpt But that doesn't make you right about all drug users. People who are "weak and make poor decisions" are just as often found in sober individuals. It also doesn't give you the right to take that away from them.
The real problem in this democracy i think it's decision making. Decision making should be regulated, if a politician has an opinion it should be justified by data. Having different opinions is good because it creates competition, but they have to be backed by numbers to be valid (or just to be considered). And that's what every CEO does to succeed actually.
How much does it cost to let serial killers, rapists, and theives go free and run around in your neighborhood?? Perhaps the money might be worth it keeping them locked up.
My point was even if they are collecting 4000 a month in welfare. It won't come close to the 60000 a year in housing an inmate. 80 percent of inmates in my state are serving time for a victimless crime.
I am a victim of the war on opioids/drugs. I was recently diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus that has metastisized to my lungs, spine, liver. I am in extreme pain. the doctors have refused to subscribe opiods. i am in pain. when first diagnosed in the hospital I was given percocet and it helped but was low dose, and I was still in pain. when it ran out my primary doc would not prescribe more. to get more I had to go into the emergency room and after lots of tests taking up the entire afternoon I was given more at a lower dose. now I sit here at 6:30am with hardly any sleep and moaning in pain. when I had hernia surgery in 2011 I was given a good 10mg dose of percocet and it helped my pain. in 2013 when I had another surgery they only gave me 5mg and it ws not enough. what I have now is 5mg and it is not sufficient for this pain. I will probably die later this year in pain and live the rest of my life in pain thanks to the govt coming between me and my docs.
Ann's arguments are that of a 5th grader. She's pretty good with her arguments in other issues but she fails miserably on legalizing people's freedom to get high.
53philp I agree. As far as I think most of people take bigger risks for their health even by consuming 20 dollars worth of vodka than by consuming 20 dollars worth of pot
so apparently bars are not places where people get "high" they are just alcohol tasting centers. good to know ann. you sound very knowledgeable on the subject LMAO.
@@rs72098 logically, the "hard working cocaine addicts" would not be "on the street", would they... not saying you're wrong, but certain financially lucrative industries are quite familiar with the substance, after all it is regarded as a rich man's drug
I would have asked her, "Do you think your body is the temple of God". End of debate. You can't debate with anybody who is that narrow minded. They extend their "temple of God" to mean that they have the right to deny others their personal liberty. They forget that they are only responsible for their own actions and not those of others. She also brings up how the economy would be adversely affected. Well, it can't be any worse than what it is right now. And having an army of law enforcement to break down doors is not "keeping the peace".
Interesting debate. I like Culter saying laws do discourage some people From doing bad things, however, Stossel is right that no matter the laws, people still drink, smoke etc
Legalize everything, tax it, watch national debit and carteles go by by. Heck make it cheap, crime will drop also. The US sends Billions daily to the Carteles.
I am for legalization just as it is in the privacy of your home and there is no second hand stink carrying over to neighbors. My neighbors smoke and somehow it stinks in my bathroom.
I don't mind her that much,she sometimes has good points and arguments on certain subjects,but in this case, she's just full of it!!! And herself to here!
The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (Ch. 1, 38 Stat. 785) was a United States federal law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates and coca products. The actwas proposed by Representative Francis Burton Harrison of New York and was approved on December 17, 1914.
"a lot of people get work done with cigarettes"
Well, ma'am, let me introduce to you the wonderful world of cocaine...
You should've seen Dunder Mifflin in the 80's before people knew cocaine was bad. Man, did they move paper!
Also amphetamines.
How many people can afford cocaine
@@obigerald5834 the price is artificially driven up by prohibition
@Big Chunky lol
It's not a war on drugs. It's a war on personal freedom.
-Bill Hicks
Ann Coulter said as opposed to illegal drugs , a lot of work gets done while people are smoking cigarettes...................a lot of work gets done while using cocaine,..................being the strongest stimulant on the planet it energizes many people at work
She has no idea what she is talking about about.
timothy bissett, she knows what she is talking about, you just don't like what she is saying. I don't always agree with her but does do her homework. She is just an easy target.
on this issue she's not making sense...………………….the violence is more important than the welfare state
I’m proud of John stossels ability to generate constructive dialogue
He is never biased
"...A nice conservative state, like Alabama..."
Ann, I don't think even you believe that.
Everyone on Webtoons starts singing: "Sweet home Alabama!!!" Yeah conservative... RIGHT... INCEST!!!!!
If she just had a clue of the drug use in Bama, lmao.
A nice conservative state like Alabama! Has she ever been to Alabama, it fucking sucks there!
Fuck we got a meth town here in the swamps of Georgia
Drugs are bad in certain parts of Alabama, just like every other state. There are also Democrats in the cities and in the education system. Lived here my whole life.
Alcohol is a drug
Caffeine is a drug
HE HATE ME yes.
George Siracuse Pot is a plant. So is ricinus. So eat a ricinus bean brownie.
George Siracuse so lets legalize the remaining illegal drugs then
Who told you that?
Ann got owned, but will never admit it.
Ann is never wrong.
A legend in her own mind.
just your opinion little guy
John Gullo - Heeheehee.
Nope. She said get rid of the welfare state and then we will talk.
B-Thrash-I love it, John makes her look like the bimbo that she is.
"Don't confuse me with the facts, I've got my mind made up!"
--What Ann Coulter sounds like.
This is true of many, many people. I don't particularly like Coulter that much, but when she has a well-researched and fact-based point to make, she's unbeatable. But when she doesn't, she crumbles like yesterday's cookie.
@@UncaAlbyGmail I didn't think that Anne's arguments were wrong here. What she said, if I understand correctly, is that let the states decide and we will see. The data that stossel presented about 5% was a very univaried analysis. You have to look at many other factors before coming to the conclusion.
"You wacky libertarians" so disrispectful
Damn you libertarians and personal freedoms!
Sorry us libertarians love freedom for all Americans. ann your an idiot!!!
The lonny toons presents daffy duck in : wacky libertarians
She actually means Classical Liberals but she does not like that word Liberal so she says Libertarian instead.
Libertarians are somewhat wacky.
Pretty weak argument, ANN!
Yeah. She's never looked worse in a debate that I've seen
lol totally agree
Why not just stopp the wealtfare state? If you do that, then you get your weed. Why can't you stopp that problem first? Is it bcause you are addicted to weed, and want it know, just don't want to admit it? Either weed is not addictiv, and you can remove the wealtfare state first, then smoke OR weed is addictiv, and you know it, but you want a wealthfare state, in case it makes you sick. I belive most "liberals" belong to the second group, and how you are willing to demonstate for your weed, but not to stopp th wealtfar state, proves my point.
What about all the people in prison
Harald Bredsdorff but if becomes legalized then there’ll be more jobs, less people fighting over illegal drugs and people will actually find success. The welfare state doesn’t even depend on illegal drugs either. It isn’t a pillar at all. You’re just salty because people want different things.
Ann got wrecked by this guy... because there really is no argument against freedom
HE HATE ME is it freedom that I have to pay for you to destroy your body?
no, i don't think that is freedom if you are forced to do that but, you give consent when you pay taxes and a percentage of that tax goes to welfare. basically you're using paying taxes as an excuse for a continuation of the war on drugs which has cost the american tax payer at least 1 trillion dollars.
HE HATE ME well good thing you don't write the law. Congress makes the law. So vote for candidates who want drug legalization.
excellent idea! and you can vote for a representative that opposes universal healthcare, and leave the "drug users" in peace
Delvin Minor yes
*presents factual chart*
"I don't believe that"
okayyyy
@Joshua Quinn If the chart is RELEVANT and correct, then you should believe it. Also, there is no RELEVANT chart that states more government and high taxation is good for the economy. I don't want more government. I WANT LESS GOVERNMENT. Legalizing drugs is less government involvement and more spending money for the tax payers (less taxes due to less amounts of people in jail).
How do you know the chart is factual ?
I am sure the chart is factual. But legalizing something that turns people toward ruining their lives to prevent organized crime from trafficking it and murdering people. is not reason enough to legalize.
I love Stossel! A true Patriot! 🇺🇸
What about the cost to the taxpayer of arresting, prosecuting, and imprisoning those people?! $63 BILLION of our tax dollars a year go to the imprisonment of our citizens (who then stop paying taxes).
As long as we have the welfare state I refuse to pay for somebody sitting on their couch doing heroin everyday, I'd rather pay 3 to 5 times as much for someone sitting in prison doing heroin everyday. Productive people who use drugs? Lock those bastards up too.
Prostitution should be legalized and tax free because the tax is on the body
@@cazgerald9471 yeah they could be productive in prison
@@cazgerald9471 really?!!!! Is this serious?!! I really hope not!!
@@johndough1356 I say 2/3 of women are prostitutes, and I'm a woman. I am a server, so I get to people watch all day. There are SOOOoOO many wen who you KNOW married their husband for the money. They don't love them. A sexy girl in her late 20s with a 60 year old man?!!?! Oh right, I'm sure it's true love😕
The cognitive dissonance is strong in Ann.
Charles Shell I was thinking the exact same thing
nunayafb She realizes the similarities between alcohol and "hard drugs" but is unable to admit it--even to herself. Nor can she acknowledge the results of drug decriminalization.
nunayafb ignoring facts because they don't fit your world view is the essentially the definition of cognitive dissonance
"The cognitive dissonance is strong in Ann."
Yes, on this subject I agree. She was really grasping!
David Straub agreed.
*Stossel presents facts*
"No, no, no, no, no! That's a CRAZY theory!" -- Ann Coulter
I couldn't watch the whole thing. Ann's arguments all come back to; give her control over everyone else.
Oh, you should definitely go back and watch the whole thing! This will be one of the rare occasion to see her actually flustered and struggling for a coherent argument. It's a sight to behold!
wrong she is saying the welfare state (tax payers) shouldn't pay for your drug habit
@@bryangoffard2067 No, that's her excuse for wanting controls imposed upon others. The solution to too much government control is NOT giving it more power to control. As of now, the government has the ability to control who gets to use drugs, what channels they can buy through (state run cartels) AND welfare payments.
shes articulating something similar to what i think. get rid of FEDERAL social security, medicare, medicaid, food stamps etc. leave it to every single individual state aka Federalism, and lets revert back to total federalism. I couldn't care less what people choose to do, but vote for your own state, not mine, and if you vote for mine, then I can have somewhere to move.
That's what the NWO wants.
I don't think we should have to pay for fat people either yet we do. Ann is off the mark and she knows it.
versus bolemics? same concept
no.she don't know it.
she said she"thinks"
(meaning she don't know!)!
I know a lot of pot smokers and coke users...they have jobs, pay their Bill's and do fun things at home. Seems to me, if some drugs were legal, people wanting them would work to have money to buy them. Sure, there will always be the DUMBASSES that do the wrong things, but.. we have that more now with dealers robbing and shooting each other, people robbing and stealing to get more. Her thinking is what put this country in the shape it's in and the largest prison population in the world.
Simple: No Govt. benefits without a drug test. The End. If you want to 'wake-and-bake' and watch 12 hours of television everyday, Fantastic. But don't ask your neighbor to buy your groceries and pay for your health care.
ya! i hate it when i'm doing my wake and bake and the neighbor comes over asking for shit, of course he only drinks and panhandling has just become second nature to him. by all means test away, most of the working people i know are smokers. but lets also put a breathalyzer for alcohol if you want to get food stamps
they have tried implementing drug tests for welfare recipients, guess what they found out? there were barely any people failing them and these expensive tests were costing the states a ridiculous amount of money, so yeah, read some shit before you start spouting nonsense
That's a money sink.
John Pliskin
Bullshit. I work with people on disability and illegal drug use among my clients is probably 60%.
@@garetclaborn it's been tried it doesn't work
This is always where Ann falls short for me. I think it’s pretty clear this “war” is highly ineffective
Its spelled Tsar not czar
Every war is, Afghanistan was too lol, if you're in it for the long run, you'll most probably lose that war
@@Retard-bp2ox you can spell it either way
@@Retard-bp2ox "czar" is actually closer to its root word though.... just saying.
@@Retard-bp2oxTsar and czar are both legitimate spellings, based on “Caesar”. Tzar as well.
As a conservative, I've never understood how other conservatives cannot see the big government mind set of the drug laws. Cognitive dissonance is real.
Perhaps, these individuals look at the unintended consequences of legalizing drugs that Coulter brought up. A segment of the population may require treatment and services that may be funded by taxpayers' money. These conservatives may be all for individual liberty and freedom; however, drug use may result in dependency that may be detrimental to our healthcare system. Why should non-drug users who take care of their health pay for irresponsible people who decide to engage in drug use?
@@efrainrodriguez1324 you don't get to take away freedoms just so you can spite democrat policies. I don't want government involved with healthcare either. So when are you boot lickers going to ban obesity, alcohol, tv or social media because they're all addictive and can cause health issues? You're not conservatives; you're stateists.
You don't want limited government. You just want control of government. Stop pretending your conservative at all. You and democrats are no different. You both want big government and you only fight over who controls the beast. Spare me your controlled opposition ignorance.
Ann Coulter, Queen of Generalization.
Wow, seeing her speechless was awesome.
You lost your argument here Ann.
Ok, now she needs to remove her top!
“Smokers are good for the welfare state.” I don’t know why, but I laughed my ass off. 😂😂😂
I appreciate a honest and civil discussion on a topic and no yelling.
Thank you
civil, ok. honest, not so sure
That is because conservatives and libertarians are still solution oriented and are debating laws and spending. Leftists see politics as their religion, and deviation from their religion is blasphemy. Neither person here is a leftist, so the discussion remains civilized.
I know this is more of an ad hominem than an actual intellectual argument, but I really don't like her voice.
at least you're honest, i just dont like what her voice is saying this time
@Austin Martín Hernández she not 10/10 but can be a good dominatrix
@@classonbread5757 at 6'1" she'd better be ...
@Austin Martín Hernández Looks anorexic.
And they say lefties would call you bigots and racists if they disagree with you.
"little bit of a buzz." There are a lot of drugs that will do that for you, just like alcohol.
Am I the only one to notice that they have both physically aged extremely well?
6:00 "nonono I BELIEVE" when faced with statistics
Anne should have brought up Japan, China, Singapore and Iceland which have stricter drug laws than Holland and Portugal and lower crime rates.
Crime is not just a result of whether drugs are legal or not. People murder and rob for other reasons. Correlation doesn't equal causation.
Now if Japan, China, Singapore and Iceland decided to legalize drugs and the crime went up, then you can make an argument, but the fact that drugs were never legal there, means there is no baseline and no way to determine causation.
I see both sides of this debate as a good thing. I worked for the Social Security Administration as an adjudicator for disability claims, and the amount of filings for people with bogus allegations would be the result of meth, alcohol, heroin, etc. Most of them needed money, however what is the point of providing money to an addict if there is no incentive for them to become sober/productive members of society? It’s a vicious cycle that continues to expand, and the politicians (FROM BOTH SIDES) are benefiting from the “but we need more money” syndrome.
Seems like if we put them in jail as opposed to disability benefits, we would be spending more. So the war on drugs technically increases the welfare state. The jailed welfare state.
Not only that but when they get out of jail, nobody will hire them because of their criminal record. Which will make them sell more drugs and get back in jail. Killing some other drug dealers along the way of course.
Stossel: Facts
Coulter: I don’t believe that
*Stossel doesn't show the chart that murders have fallen dramatically after the 90s, AFTER the drug war began.*
@@rs72098 Couple things wrong with that.
1. The drug war began in the 70s.
2. You are confusing correlation with causation. Drug use is a victimless crime.
John nailed her to the cross - nice work John.
I guess she thinks the Founding Fathers were "wacky " too. "Conservatives" I tell you
She has no idea what she's talking about
She smart on other things, but this was just stupid.
She held her own very well. This was a very respectful and informative debate.
4:45 and in one single night during prohibition something like eleven people died and 25 were left permanently blind in Chicago alone
I don't think she did very well in school.
So what your saying is nothing's changed in Chicago
Love Ann, but I find her argument inconsistent in this instance
It's good to know John is still reporting, After turning off the MSM, ( 2017), John is the only one I have missed in watching certain shows. Thank God for Your Tube.......
Finished high school two years early ate adderall like candy and the day I graduated never touched it again but hey the government said it was illegal and for what ?
What are the side effects of adderall, wondering cause I've never done it before?
she must think that the average wine drinker is Frasier Crane
she's making an excuse for her own alcohol use
She associates wine with rich people. They r allowed to have drugs.
Ya ever hear of prohibition Ann, alcohol is a drug.
Alcohol prohibition was a disaster so we repealed it then created another disaster with other drugs.
I see, so you're saying that a beer is the equivalent of Fentanyl? Even though Fentanyl can litterally kill thousands of people with less than an ounce. I'm guessing you haven't thought your arguments through.
"Nice conservative states like alabama"
“Nice”
Loved the "I don't believe that" doesn't fit my narrative
*Stossel doesn't show the chart that murders have fallen dramatically after the 90s, AFTER the drug war began. He conveniently zoomed in on a 10 year time period after alcohol prohibition because he knows the numbers prove him wrong.*
An actual exchange of ideas. How unique.
good ol stossel for ya
Ann is not a free thinker. All conditioned responses from her.
Ron Helton nah she's a traditional conservative
Conditioned responses doesn't mean you're not a free thinker. Idiot.
Way to go, Stossel, I've never before heard *anybody* with the ability to shut this woman up! Even for the brief seconds before recovery.
A Libertarian and a Conservative showing the world what it looks like when reasonable, mature Americans disagree about something.
She's got it wrong, the places where drugs are legal the people don't touch them, they become defitishized and people lose interest in them. Doesn't the bible say forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest, she's a Christian fundamentalist shouldn't she know this.
nah the bible doesnt say that lol, but it does advocate for cannabis
pretty sure the Bible doesn't say that but its true that ppl get off on doing things that make them feel badass
Do some people get off, by killing others freedom?
Quentin Bell...Why yes, yes they do...
+Joshua Taylor
Christian Fundamentalist? Wow!
Stossel: “We have a graph right here”
Ann: “I don’t believe that...”
Stossel: “There’s been proof!”
Ann: “That’s one theory... but I don’t believe it.”
put the graph in a Bible, they wouldn't question it
If you notice that graph doesn't go into the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s BECAUSE ALCOHOLISM WENT UP, DUI's WENT UP, ALCHOHOL DEATHS WENT UP! Yeah he just happened to leave that out.
*Stossel doesn't show the chart that murders have fallen dramatically after the 90s, AFTER the drug war began.*
@@rs72098 Because the topic was prohibition and the graph showed murders associated with it as it created illegal business in which is killing pretty easy way to solve problems with competition as no one cares that gang members kill each other, such cases of killings go from the table right into the filing cabinet.
there is the graph -" i dont believe that" LOL just LOL
Ann pays 21 billion a year for us. Thanks Ann!!
usually she seems so informed. it is insane how blind some people can be. I guess you can not confuse her with the facts
I never really knew John Stossel but I have been watching his videos lately, the more I see the more I like about him. His views align very well with mine, his arguments are the ones that make the most logical sense to me. Except one point, I feel like single payer healthcare can be a good thing.
Ann cocaine also get a lot of work done :D
Drug rehabilitation would be better than prison and criminal record
People that are going to get high or drink are going to do it regardless if it's legal or not that's why they're still so many people that do drugs even though it's illegal and during prohibition people still got drunk laws don't change anything to just puts more people in jail
I love Ann Coulter and look forward to hearing her inane pronouncements every chance I get. I hope she is around for many more years.
Americans are more "susceptible to taking drugs" that the Dutch? That is just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard her say, and it is very high bar.
Argonaut121 lol IKR just a little tid bit to add but I'm pretty sure the Dutch India company had a big hand in the opium trade
There should be a war on excessive taxes. I hate taxes!
Except marijuana that crap is everywhere in my town they have marijuana on the brain love your books Ann they are great when are you going to write another
I agree with Ann often, but not in this.
Me too, conservatives just should give up on the War on Drugs. It's too costly, it's unconstitutional and it clearly hasn't stopped people from using drugs.
ya wish she wasn't being an idiot just because of what she thinks the party wants. most conservatives dont agree with this anymore
Our nature is towards liberty. It's what we strive to conserve and we know the tools to use...Or we did know...
officer Sweetchuck Same here.
The people she doesn't want smoking weed already smoke it. The welfare recipients. And she's paying for already so maybe cut down on giving people criminal records and they will be able to get off welfare. Keep it illegal to smoke it public areas like in front of businesses the same way you do alcohol though.
She instantly reminded me why I could never be a conservative
Intelligent discussions are valuable. Facts can be deceiving and often deserve discussion. I like
discussions between thoughtful individuals that is motivated by courtesy and a better understanding
of what is actually true.
Oh Ann, bless your heart...
Let people do what they want to do with their lives as long as they don't impede others' rights. Alcohol and cigarettes kill way more people than illegal drugs. I personally think people who take recreational drugs are foolish just as those who smoke and drink excessively. But they should be able to do so - they have the right to be responsible for themselves.
love recreational weed. helps me to code longer
+Al Cd
If they get off welfare. You don't get to get sick and then use my tax money.
@@johnlove2954 lol your tax money is going to give tax breaks for hugely profitable companies that pay their employees next to nothing because they know they will qualify for food stamps, these companies make more than enough to give decent wages and benefits
your republican buddies have been feeding you a trough of bullshit for 50 years
+John Pliskin
Tax money is being used for tax breaks? Please put aside cocaine and then talk.
@@johnlove2954 yes, personal taxes are being used to fill whatever coffers that were should be filled by the taxes that highly profitable corporations would be paying towards, it's not a difficult formula to figure out, we pay more so they pay less, then they don't pay their employees a decent wage, tell me, why are we giving subsidies to companies so they can keep their workers on food stamps???
So if you are sober you can live off other peoples money . Ann you are smarter than that !
I hope one Day People can make their own free choices.
I love Ann and she makes a good point welfare is a disqualification and drugs are harmful to those who abuse them still adults should be left to their own consequences and rewards especially in regards to natural products.
Anne, if you wouldn't sell out being objective on some issues that you perceive as republican platform issues, then you would be much stronger. this is severely disappointing
I believe that Ann Coulter is like most conservatives or liberals who sit up and cherry pick which laws they want to enforced here in the U.S.A.😒. That's why nothing can get done here in the U.S.A.
My major concern is a justice system corrupted from top to bottom. Drug money means no justice.
Even Buckley said to get rid of the War on Drugs
Dear Ann Coulter: you have no idea why people use drugs.
Because they are weak and make poor decisions!!
@@vsculpt You have no idea either. You sound like Ann Coulter. (this is not a compliment)
@@trentp151 l love
@@trentp151 It is to me GREAT compliment she is a brilliant woman!!!
@@vsculpt But that doesn't make you right about all drug users. People who are "weak and make poor decisions" are just as often found in sober individuals. It also doesn't give you the right to take that away from them.
small mind she has..she knows she wrong but does not care..money talks.
The real problem in this democracy i think it's decision making. Decision making should be regulated, if a politician has an opinion it should be justified by data. Having different opinions is good because it creates competition, but they have to be backed by numbers to be valid (or just to be considered).
And that's what every CEO does to succeed actually.
I understand both arguments and I like how civil the conversation was. Neither of them tried to frame the other as a bad guy.
Yes, Ann: Alcohol is not a "drug," and you should really move to Alabama.
Nychelle Brewer oh course it's a drug! So is caffeine
to the liberal: 'everything is a drug and can be addictive D: "
Nychelle Brewer alcohol is a drug the only difference is legalized
I meet more productive self destructive alcoholics than productive self destructive pot heads.
Maybe she should move to Holland.
In my state it cost 60 thousand a year to house an inmate.
We can't have them getting $125 a month food assistance. :)
How much does it cost to let serial killers, rapists, and theives go free and run around in your neighborhood?? Perhaps the money might be worth it keeping them locked up.
My point was even if they are collecting 4000 a month in welfare. It won't come close to the 60000 a year in housing an inmate. 80 percent of inmates in my state are serving time for a victimless crime.
Really hard to take anyone serious who claims that alcohol isn't a drug...
I am a victim of the war on opioids/drugs. I was recently diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus that has metastisized to my lungs, spine, liver. I am in extreme pain. the doctors have refused to subscribe opiods. i am in pain. when first diagnosed in the hospital I was given percocet and it helped but was low dose, and I was still in pain. when it ran out my primary doc would not prescribe more. to get more I had to go into the emergency room and after lots of tests taking up the entire afternoon I was given more at a lower dose. now I sit here at 6:30am with hardly any sleep and moaning in pain. when I had hernia surgery in 2011 I was given a good 10mg dose of percocet and it helped my pain. in 2013 when I had another surgery they only gave me 5mg and it ws not enough. what I have now is 5mg and it is not sufficient for this pain. I will probably die later this year in pain and live the rest of my life in pain thanks to the govt coming between me and my docs.
Come on Ann ... you're better than this!
No she is not!
She really isn't...
He showed her data and she rejected it... She practically closed her eyes, plugged her ears, and sang "la la la I can't hear you."
I'm with you on this one John, Sir
I'm writing this as I'm visiting Alabama. Its actually a pretty good state to be in.
Ann's arguments are that of a 5th grader. She's pretty good with her arguments in other issues but she fails miserably on legalizing people's freedom to get high.
I wish when there is a discussion about "DRUG'S" that people would differentiate between "POT" and "CHEMICAL'S". Total different animal's.
there are lots of chemicals in pot
The constitution doesn't care about whether it's "pot" or "chemicals." All drug prohibition is illegal.
DanielOlsson you know what he means dingis. Synthetics vs pot. Don't be purposefully naive, it's a bad look.
53philp I agree. As far as I think most of people take bigger risks for their health even by consuming 20 dollars worth of vodka than by consuming 20 dollars worth of pot
Love how she speaks and things
so apparently bars are not places where people get "high" they are just alcohol tasting centers. good to know ann. you sound very knowledgeable on the subject LMAO.
If you think "a lot of work gets done on tobacco" just wait for cocaine legalization…
I once painted my living room at 3am after dancing with the Bolivian Devil.
I don't see too many hardworking cocaine addicts on the street. Most of them are not working, and will rarely show up to work at all for that matter.
@@rs72098 logically, the "hard working cocaine addicts" would not be "on the street", would they... not saying you're wrong, but certain financially lucrative industries are quite familiar with the substance, after all it is regarded as a rich man's drug
I would have asked her, "Do you think your body is the temple of God". End of debate.
You can't debate with anybody who is that narrow minded. They extend their "temple of God" to mean that they have the right to deny others their personal liberty. They forget that they are only responsible for their own actions and not those of others.
She also brings up how the economy would be adversely affected. Well, it can't be any worse than what it is right now. And having an army of law enforcement to break down doors is not "keeping the peace".
the temple of solomon was filled with smoke of cannabis, myrrh and frankincense. that's an easy argument
Interesting debate. I like Culter saying laws do discourage some people
From doing bad things, however, Stossel is right that no matter the laws, people still drink, smoke etc
War on drugs also greatly incentivized developing new drugs that can be made in the USA since the government drove the price of the others so high.
Legalize everything, tax it, watch national debit and carteles go by by.
Heck make it cheap, crime will drop also.
The US sends Billions daily to the Carteles.
You could also access “” drugs” to help a famley member off he streets!! The cartel will loose its power!!!!
"Legalize everything"
Winner: STOSSEL
I am for legalization just as it is in the privacy of your home and there is no second hand stink carrying over to neighbors. My neighbors smoke and somehow it stinks in my bathroom.
I don't mind her that much,she sometimes has good points and arguments on certain subjects,but in this case, she's just full of it!!! And herself to here!
She is still beautiful to me.
James Kearney she looks weird to me
James Kearney she has a nice body but that faces looks like it got hit with the ugly bat
yes she's hot, she's sexy,do you think she's ever had sex???????? I wonder about that.............................
Ask her what the long face is for? She has a horse face!
well its hot when you see the dumb side of a blonde ;]
Her position is fair enough. She isn't making a case of principle, she is saying she supports drug laws because it beneficial to her personally.
As per Ann Coulter about the stop light, stop signs whatever, that shit wont put you in the legal system unless you were already there... Period. 🤨
The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (Ch. 1, 38 Stat. 785) was a United States federal law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates and coca products. The actwas proposed by Representative Francis Burton Harrison of New York and was approved on December 17, 1914.