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Could happen, but it is not just the tax revenue. You also greatly reduce the tax burden of keeping so many people in prison, both for drug possession or selli
by betterunix 13y ago
Could happen, but it is not just the tax revenue. You also greatly reduce the tax burden of keeping so many people in prison, both for drug possession or selling and for related problems like the crimes surrounding the drug trade. You greatly reduce the money spent arresting those people. You have a businesses that benefit from a legal drug market, strengthening the larger economy.
https://www.csub.edu/kej/documents/economic_rsch/2012-03-26.pdf https://www.csub.edu/kej/documents/economic_rsch/2012-03-26....
- genwin 13y agoYou could make the same point about murderers, though. If we ignore them we save tax money spent today on investigations, trials, and imprisonment. The solution should do more good than harm. In the case of victimless crimes like for most marijuana usage the solution is clear. But highly addictive drugs lead to victims other than the user, including the general taxpayers who helped fund their upbringing.