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To: tortoise

Yep. It moved things around a bit but the equilibrium is the same as it has been since I was old enough to pay attention.

That constant, meanwhile how many tax dollars have been wasted and how many lives have been diminished or ruined as result of drug prohibition? The cost is huge. Sixty billion dollars a year that the government spends isn't even half the cost when you factor in the crime and violence of the black market that drug prohibition facilitated. Not to mention the opportunity cost of people being imprisoned rather than working productive jobs and money wasted on fines and lawyer fees rather than being invested in various markets where capital gains are often compunded.

182 posted on 06/18/2006 9:36:05 PM PDT by Zon (Honesty outlives the lie, spin and deception -- It always has -- It always will.)
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To: Zon
"Not to mention the opportunity cost of people being imprisoned rather than working productive jobs and money wasted on fines and lawyer fees rather than being invested in various markets where capital gains are often compunded."

A pittance compared to the savings society realizes from all the people not doing drugs because drugs are illegal.

"Sixty billion dollars a year that the government spends"

Oh please. Google up the federal ONDCP budget for crying out loud. It's about $12 billion, iirc. The states spend about the same. Where did you get your $60 billion -- drugsaregood.com?

198 posted on 06/19/2006 6:17:47 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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