tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post1160164339185655120..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: A minimum price for boozeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-57987074675485663082008-07-18T13:46:00.000+10:002008-07-18T13:46:00.000+10:00I think this proposal could decrease consumption i...I think this proposal could decrease consumption in the short-term, however, it will not be taking care of the root problem: lack of education. There is a belief that you drink to have fun, and you have fun only when you drink. This is a fact that could even have implications when trying to socialize if you are non-drinker.<BR/>Placing a higher price for drinking is like paying a charge when you forget to return a book in the library, everybody ends up returning the book whenever they want cause paying the fee allows you to do so. <BR/>We need social commitment and understanding of why we should not drink.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489404103617084381noreply@blogger.com