Right wingers are even sillier alleging they are for "law and order".
Costs to taxpayers
According to a 2008 study published by Harvard economist Jeffrey A. Miron, the annual savings on enforcement and incarceration costs from the legalization of drugs would amount to roughly $41.3 billion, with $25.7 billion being saved among the states and over $15.6 billion accrued for the federal government. Miron further estimated at least $46.7 billion in tax revenue based on rates comparable to those on tobacco and alcohol: $8.7 billion from marijuana, $32.6 billion from cocaine and heroin, and $5.4 billion from other drugs.[144]
Low taxation in Central American countries has been credited with weakening the region's response in dealing with drug traffickers. Many cartels, especially Los Zetas have taken advantage of the limited resources of these nations. 2010 tax revenue in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, composed just 13.53% of GDP. As a comparison, in Chile and the U.S., taxes were 18.6% and 26.9% of GDP respectively. However, direct taxes on income are very hard to enforce and in some cases tax evasion is seen as a national pastime.[145]
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Please paste the link to and the data showing the number of deaths of Americans due to fentynal and other illegally smuggled drugs, the cost of rehab, medical costs, economic impact, number of Americans caught dealing, murdering other Americans by pushing this shit, the economic impact, etc....
Authorities seized tens of millions of dollars worth of illegal marijuana grown in the high desert Tuesday as part of an effort to curtail the black market’s grip on Southern California. Twen…
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The Drug War is not only a war about illegal drugs being smuggled into the US - The LA Sheriff is currently leading an operation to destroy illegal Marijuana farms owned / operated / funded by Mexican Drug Cartels: 500 grows, 70 greenhouses, over 10 acres, wit ha cash total of reportedly %50 MILLION...in 1 day ... being grown in the US by Cartels...and the operation is just starting. Many more are expected as the week / operation continues.
Authorities seized tens of millions of dollars worth of illegal marijuana grown in the high desert Tuesday as part of an effort to curtail the black market’s grip on Southern California. Twen…
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Yeah, f* the Cartels, f* prohibiting from invading our country and running illegal drug ops on our soil, f* trying to take back our border from the Cartels who now own / run our border.