Mises Daily
Author:
Gary Galles
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Early last year, President Clinton, arguing that “it will save hundreds of lives each year,” came out with a noble-sounding proposal on drunk-driving laws. He said that come October 2001, any state with a blood-alcohol standard higher than 0.08% should be subject to losing 5% of its federal highway funds, a penalty he said should increase later.