Some thoughts on minimum alcohol pricing

Following on from this Liberal Conspiracy article:

* Binge drinking may have been around for centuries.The problems associated with binge drinking aren't. Were a dozen police needed to patrol city centers each Friday and Saturday night in the 50's and 60's? Were the gutters full of vomit on Sunday mornings during the 20's and 30's?

From the article: "If people want to drink themselves stupid, that is their own choice. They must be held responsible for their actions, but so long as they are paying the already extortionate tax on alcohol, they are more than covering the cost of their medical care needed.

Why do people feel the need to tell others how to live their lives?"

*So can people prove that the tax on alcohol covers the cost of the medical care needed? How large a % goes to the NHS? Is it okay that A&E is full of drunks who beat each other up after getting legless on cheap booze from off-licences.

Why do people feel the need to tell others how to live their lives? Because when someone gets legless and vomits everywhere or beats someone up, it affects others. If people just got very drunk and didn't need to go to hospital or abuse others, I couldn't care less how much they drunk.

OK, some may have to pay a little more for your alcohol. But let's give this a go and see if it helps.