The day after tomorrow

Eish, yesterday was a killer, I thoughtI was gonna lose my guts. For those of you who knows what "Jippo Guts" is, knows exactly what I mean, if you dont, then sorry, but its just too gory to go into details.
I was invited to participate in the debate on the tabling of the new Provincial Liquor Bill, before its signed into power by the Premier. Anyhow, so I couldn't make it, but I'm still all better for not going in the first place. At the end of the day, it would just have been some politicians rubbing shoulders and networking while I have to smile and nod at all the nonsense vitriolic banter, they spew. Anyhow, didn't go, happy for that.
My concern however is, how many of our families have been torn appart by the general abuse of alcohol. Our communities are ripped appart by drug merchants and shebeeners who couldn't care less about the lives they destroy as long as they make their blood money and is able to drive their "lang slap Beemers" living it up in luxury in their expensive houses int he "Burbs"
How many of our children are suffering of FAS because the mothers did not even think two seconds before downing the bottle of cheap wine or "papsak". This has caused our kids to suffer abuse of the most horrendous nature. Therefore it is mostly understandable why children would feel, life on the streets are a lot better than living in a house where they never get a decent meal, where they are sexually abused by people who's supposed to keep them safe, where they are forced to turn to a life of crime or in the case of young girls, where they are forced to sell their bodies just to get their next meal.
It is a sad day where billions are spent each year on road accidents related to alcohol, where communities are driven into poverty, where crime spirals out of control and meantime, we have the politicians smiling and sipping their bloody marys. I believe a moritorium should be placed on the issuing of liquor licences to all liquor outlets trading from residential units. Until a proper impact assesment can be done to assess them exact damage alcohol abuse does to our country. It isnt rocket science to see the effect it has. All most of these guys can do is get out of their expensive cars and come out from behind their high security walls with their fancy armed response. They will see that economics does not favour everybody. I think the big companies producing beer and other alcoholic beverages, are the biggest drug merchants that exists. The worst thing is, they do it legally with no consequences to them. The people who pay the price, ultimately, doesn't have a face or name, he is just revered to as "the consumer"

To be continued.......