tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post4623916972853297129..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Wine, beer and cocktail lovers: Our lifestyle is threatenedW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-30594057051225598202013-05-29T09:59:36.444-07:002013-05-29T09:59:36.444-07:00Blake,
Political philosophy has a way of thinking...Blake,<br /><br />Political philosophy has a way of thinking about these matters. Roughly, the argument is that from an impartial point of view there is no justification for being so risk averse as to endorse a policy like this.<br /><br />I have a post up that makes the argument in more detail at <br />http://foodandwineaesthetics.com/2013/05/28/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667826288789612517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-62033694251682829392013-05-21T10:40:41.643-07:002013-05-21T10:40:41.643-07:00From CNN:
The number of alcohol-related highway f...From CNN: <br />The number of alcohol-related highway fatalities, meanwhile, dropped from 20,000 in 1980 to 9,878 in 2011, the NTSB said.<br /><br />From Wikipedia: <br />1980 Population of USA - 226,545,805<br />Current Population of USA - 315,882,000<br /><br />I could see both sides of this issue spinning those statistics but considering our huge population growth during the last 30 years we&#Matt J - Sacramentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216027902382162146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-84418781843368709422013-05-21T08:04:00.978-07:002013-05-21T08:04:00.978-07:00Blake:
Extremely well put! Getting wine drinkers ...Blake:<br /><br />Extremely well put! Getting wine drinkers to defend their interests is not easy. But if prodded and if given the opportunity to express their interests...they will. This is a matter for the industry, pundits, and consumers to take up.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666030273896376610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-51751712943414220202013-05-20T12:18:18.739-07:002013-05-20T12:18:18.739-07:00Most incidents involving alcohol and driving (that...Most incidents involving alcohol and driving (that is the issue here, right?) also involve drugs and the drivers are greatest in the 21-24 category.<br /><br />In cases where the abuser is older, they usually have had a DUI on their record.<br /><br />What does this suggest? That younger people abuse alcohol because it has been the 'forbidden fruit' of their youth. And, that someone with WomenWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247344496661252117noreply@blogger.com