[jmc813]

Half of that money is spent on drug education, anti-drug advertising and treatment.

I thought you oppose government-funded health care and would consider drug legalization after we got rid of it. Here you are claiming that addition treatment is money well spent. What gives?

[robertpaulsen]

Well, if you're going to pick nits, then allow me to rephrase.

"The DEA costs $11 billion per year out of a $2.3 trillion budget. Half of that money is spent on drug education, anti-drug advertising and treatment. The other half is spent on overseas drug interdiction and border patrol. Seems to me like the programs on drug education, anti-drug advertising, overseas drug interdiction and border patrol are money well spent, even if some drugs were made legal."

Laziness, that's all. But thanks so much for bringing that to my attention.