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From my European perspective, the equation looks simple: In the U.S., money talks. And it's loud. If the figures showing up from the states of Washington and C
by VeejayRampay 11y ago
From my European perspective, the equation looks simple:
In the U.S., money talks. And it's loud. If the figures showing up from the states of Washington and Colorado (there are others) are good and they mean people are making boatloads of cash with that crop, legalization will spread like wildfire. It is one of the good aspects of a more deregulated market after all.
- chimeracoder 11y ago> From my European perspective, the equation looks simple: In the U.S., money talks. This is true literally everywhere in the world. Some places may be more up front about it and others may try to hide it more, but in the end, everyone is subject to the same constraints of economics.
- VeejayRampay 11y agoIt is indeed true of pretty much everywhere in the world. But the people in the United States have, in my opinion and understanding of the world, a more natural tendency towards cold mercantilism where the personal feelings don't take precedence over good business models and potential financial gain. It is a trait that I believe is true of many protestant-based, trading-infused societies (like the UK, the Netherlands and others). That should have read: "Money talks everywhere, but even more so in the U.S".
- rayiner 11y agoAmericans care a lot more about ideals (though often ones that are in retrospect misguided) than money. For example, in the decades preceding Prohibition, 30-40% of the federal government's income came from excise taxes on alcohol: http://taxfoundation.org/blog/how-taxes-enabled-alcohol-prohibition-and-also-led-its-repeal http://taxfoundation.org/blog/how-taxes-enabled-alcohol-proh.... Prohibition overnight eliminated that revenue. The government gave up a lot of money to indulge moralistic fervor.