Comment 85277

By DowntownInHamilton (registered) | Posted January 17, 2013 at 21:15:20 in reply to Comment 85260

I'd say problem drinkers can be closely equated with problem gamblers.

Problem drinkers drink. Usually a lot. And that lands you in hot water a lot. Things like broken families can happen as a result. Things like spending way too much on alcohol can happen. You can lose your job, and thus income, based on it. You can go to prison for it (drinking and driving, public drunkenness, etc). It can drive people to steal, from the liquor store and/or muggings, etc. It can also have a large dollar figure attached if you end up requiring medical care, from say a car accident, or cirrhosis, or any other medical condition that is caused by drinking. You can make the same case out for 'problem smokers' too I suppose, although I don't know how many people who have gone bankrupt from smoking excessively.

So I'd like to see the amount problem drinkers spent vs. how much income was made by the LCBO and the beer store to compare.

Not trying to downplay problem gambling, just asking a different question.

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