1 drink per hour? Really?

Say this gets passed. What will happen?

People will buy alcohol at stores and drink in the privacy of their own homes. This in itself might or might not be safer. Some people might be more willing to get flat out drunk at someone's house rather than doing it in public at a bar *ahem.* Now it depends if the friend is responsible enough to make sure the inebriated stay in place. Also, it is a proven fact that people absorb alcohol at different rates depending on sex and weight. This blanket approach targest the most conservative of these rates. People should know their limits without government intervention.

Bars themselves will close down. The closings will increase the unemployment. Because the demand for alcohol is down, that sector will hurt as well. More lay offs. Our economy goes even farther in the shitter. Just what we need. In times like these, the government should be encouraging spending, not stifling it. According to Dan Boudreaux, the real reason the government did away with prohibition in the 1930's was not because of public opinion, but rather to raise taxes. The income tax was not pulling in enough money during the Great Depression. By keeping people happy, the government can easily increase business and taxes.

The government has no right for punishing everyone for the crimes of the few. If worried about drunk driving, increase the penalties for it. Easy.