The 15 cents a day isn't just for the drugs, it includes food, housing, basic necessities and REHAB treatment. The money doesn't have to come from YOUR pocket - it can derive from import duties the US government slaps on certain overseas manufacturers.
Hey, I don't want to give my money to keeping others addicted but what is the alternative? Every American today is paying, directly and indirectly, $1,662 every single year due to illegal drugs. Every family of five pays on average $8,300 every single year. The alternative is drug legalization and free distribution to addicts that will cost every American the big fat equivalent of $54 a year. An immediate savings of over $1,600 for every American.
What can this surplus money be used for? How about free college education for our children? Sure, sounds like socialism, but it's a damn sight better than what's going on today.
NOTHING is free. NOTHING! And if people think college education is expensive now, wait till any semblance of market forces are totally removed from the equation and the government is paying the total bill with tax dollars. The costs will soar faster than the space shuttle.
Why is it that if we add the cost of smoking, the war on drugs, "skyrocketing" medical costs, "soaring" oil prices, and other per family costs, we end up with an average American family spending $100k/year?