Does South Africa have a drinking problem?

Does SA have a drinking problem

  • Yes

    Votes: 179 64.2%

  • No

    Votes: 89 31.9%

  • Other (I may suffer from aboulomania)

    Votes: 11 3.9%
  • Total voters
    279
bwana said:
Do you think the Western Cape's plan curtail alcohol abuse, which includes steps to make it "more expensive to buy alcoholic beverages", is necessary? Does SA have a drinking problem and if so is this the best way to tackle it?
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It is just their way to get extra taxes in and hide behind the alcohol abuse problem.

This has nothing to do with health and we all know that if you abuse any substance then price is not going to deter you. The only people who would be affected by this is the other 99% of people who do not abuse alcohol but would have to pay more for the same alcohol.

Winde needs to remind us all how the price increase in crack,tik,etc. at all deterred addicts from still finding a way to get money together to buy the amount they need to stay loaded.

I could only support this alcohol price increase if every bit of the increase(tax) would go to funding rehabilitation centers that actually have a track record of recovering addicts but lets not fool ourself, this is going to be a collected tax to try and fix shortfall sectors of tax revenue and likely go into the national monthly grant subsidies.

TLDR; You cannot solve an addiction problem by just increasing the price of a product. Dumb as a brick logic and logically Winde knows this, he cannot be this disconnected.
 
Gotta love the DA. always a way to make money. they stay very far away from the gang and crime problem though. wonder why.
 
I think some people have a drinking problem sure. As a country we seem to drink more than other nations.

You don't solve this with more sin taxes though.
 
They could go the Singapore route -> Make it available 24/7, sell it everywhere, tax the hell out of it, 0 tolerance with driving.

That way most people would be happy.
 
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bwana said:
Do you think the Western Cape's plan curtail alcohol abuse, which includes steps to make it "more expensive to buy alcoholic beverages", is necessary? Does SA have a drinking problem and if so is this the best way to tackle it?
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Yes but making the innocent pay more because the guilty can't control themselves is NOT the answer!
 
I know I suffer from aboulomania - I find it incredibly difficult to decide when to stop drinking beer in the afternoon and starting on the scotch. Also, when the Tops and the food sections of the Spar are both about to close, whether to skip getting milk or run out of scotch. Definitely frontal lobe confusion there.
 
abzo said:
Yes it does as evidenced by all the drunk posting on this forum.

Good steps taken by the WC but Sharia Law would be the ultimate solution to all this country’s vices.
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I live in a country ruled by Sharia law and can attest to the fact that it does little other than suppress the vices, forcing them underground. Drug and alcohol abuse is rampant. Spousal abuse is common place and the rich are untouchable.

I must admit though, violent crime is almost non-existent and even petty crime is pretty low.
 
DesertWrangler said:
I live in a country ruled by Sharia law and can attest to the fact that it does little other than suppress the vices, forcing them underground. Drug and alcohol abuse is rampant. Spousal abuse is common place and the rich are untouchable.

I must admit though, violent crime is almost non-existent and even petty crime is pretty low.
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My condolences. Why are you living in a country that encourages women abuse and violence?
 
Shaun108 said:
Already on the defensive. Understandable.
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Lol. My answer is simple. I found an extremely lucrative opportunity in a country where my skills are valued. As an added bonus, I can sleep with my doors open, we have modern amenities like uninterrupted electricity supply, cheap (super fast) internet and my kids can attend world class schools, staffed by professionals from all over the world.
 
DesertWrangler said:
Lol. My answer is simple. I found an extremely lucrative opportunity in a country where my skills are valued. As an added bonus, I can sleep with my doors open, we have modern amenities like uninterrupted electricity supply, cheap (super fast) internet and my kids can attend world class schools, staffed by professionals from all over the world.
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That's why I spent many years in an Arab country. Having one's skills VALUED is pretty important.
 
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