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Originally Posted by TOOBER_SDQ
While living in Trinidad I quickly noticed the high cost of basic items; food, rent, fuel etc. Pretty much everything was expensive for locals with the exception of rum.
I commented about this observation of mine to a Trini friend one evening. I will never forget his response…. “…. The Government keeps the rum cheap which makes the people happy, so they forget how miserable they’re lives are…”
I thought about it for a while and found myself thinking that his statement could be plausible. I imagine that a population distracted and submissive to drink is a population which is easier to control.
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There was a similar thesis I came across by a student at Berkeley [CA] about malt liquor and drinking amongst the 'urban' neighborhoods in big cities in the US. It was a long study/observation on the commercials and advertising of such products and how it was directed towards a certain audience.
I am beggining to believe this theory and your friend's statement. Keep the common people happy and drink their problems away...and malt liquor is very cheap indeed!
