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Old August 10th 19, 10:46 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
James[_8_]
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On 10/8/19 11:37 pm, Sepp Ruf wrote:
James wrote:

About moderation of what people do and say, in Australia the authorities
like to moderate whenever and where ever possible, without addressing
the root cause of a problem.

Australians seem to have a reputation for liking to binge drink alcohol.
In some areas this has been linked to "alcohol fuelled violence". So
to combat the problem, the authorities decided to enact "lockout laws",
effectively closing the nightclubs and pubs earlier, in certain areas.
This appears to have helped, however it hasn't addressed the root cause
of the problem - why people want to drink to excess and start fighting.
Some argue that the laws have moved the problem elsewhere.

In Italy by contrast, beer is available at supermarkets, sandwich bars
and fuel stations, and it is pretty cheap by comparison. Given the
availability of alcohol, and that no one would bat an eyelid if you sat
outside at lunchtime and drank a bottle of beer in public, you would
expect there to be drunk people all over and fights left and right.


You could try taxing beer higher than wine,
https://vinepair.com/articles/italian-craft-beer/


Oh, more moderation from the authorities? That's the kind of thing they
try and it fails to address the underlying issue.

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JS
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