[–] 19 points 3 days ago

Just putting it out there that when Bulgaria made executives personally liable for prison time if their company committed tax evasion, tax collection went up by 15%.

Suddenly executives we're a lot more concerned with whether their books were correct.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago*

    I'll have a look tomorrow when I have more time, but I just want to say now that needle swap programs in isolation absolutely do reduce HIV and other blood-borne illnesses. Drug use is a specific metric, but it is correct that needle swap programs have upsides outside of that metric.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago* (4 children)

    I'm not sure specifically about Canada, but I did look into how needle swap programs and harm reduction were handled in some US cities: it was a train wreck. This approach does not work without adequate rehab therapists and resources to help people quit. If it's just decriminalization and needle swaps with no rehab, drug use goes up.

    The fact that US citizens look at these programs failing due to insufficient resources on the things that matter and conclude the whole thing is bunk is a separate problem.

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    Maybe a very different thing than normally gets posted here, but I found it fascinating. Basically, this video makes the argument that "tankies" are really campists, explains what exactly a campist is and how the campist worldview operates, and how that kind of argument shuts down real local anti-imperialist efforts by talking over them.

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