tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971935222836083797.post3853504054361770798..comments2023-05-20T05:07:41.780-04:00Comments on House Eller: OpinionsMeaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030754599154402243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971935222836083797.post-62232751468214944532009-06-06T13:20:40.846-04:002009-06-06T13:20:40.846-04:00Both good points. I think you really explained bet...Both good points. I think you really explained better on #4 what I'd like to see.Meaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030754599154402243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971935222836083797.post-22911671681017405182009-06-05T15:33:51.939-04:002009-06-05T15:33:51.939-04:00Re. #1: When a 30% APR on a credit card becomes il...Re. #1: When a 30% APR on a credit card becomes illegal, THEN I'm willing to talk about higher taxes. <br /><br />Re. #4: Mandatory sentencing was introduced to address radical discrepancies between the average sentences handed out by different judges. It's not about how bad the crime is, it's about makeing the crime equally bad, no matter what judge you get. (Kind of the same way that grading on a curve is meant to give you the same chance at an A that the students of other professors had.) That said, I'm all for LOWER mandatory sentences.<br /><br />And our drug laws need a complete overhaul. They're just plain not working. They incentivize all the behaviors we're trying to prevent, and cost us billions just maintaining the status quo.Chris Raserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321359534757115574noreply@blogger.com