The Cost of the War on Drugs

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June 17, 2011 marks the 40th Anniversary of Nixon's War on Drugs. Ever wonder what it costs and if it's worth it?

To find out more visit:
http://www.fee.tv/40th-anniversary-of-the-war-on-drugs

Directed by Brian Aitken (http://www.briandaitken.com) & Produced by Brian Wallace in association with NowSourcing with special thanks to Sheldon Richman (Editor of the Freeman Magazine) and Jeffrey Miron (Harvard Economist and Senior Fellow at the CATO Institute) for their work researching and analyzing drug war expenditures.

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Tags:

• economics
• free-market
• war on drugs
• prohibition
• freedom
• marijuana
• cocaine
• heroin
• addiction
• drugs
• pot
• legalize
• crime
• psa

[kingkyzr]

"The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this." -Albert Einstein, My First Impression of the U.S.A., 1921

[Random0832]

By the time you finish this video,17 people will have been arrested due to drugs.

[Maxalach]

this is just true

[endthedrugwarvision]

@dap106 Here's an update. This youtube channel still allows for the drug war to destroy the planet as fast as they did when they made the video because they aren't working to 'end the drug war'. Der.

[dap106]

how bout an update!!

[Anduril6000]

Not to mention the money the states earns by taxing it!!

[7onySpilotro]

@cblazer thios guy is right, what the video fails to point out is that, the fed want this war not because its good for the people but it keeps the people involved making money, if you told them that 50% of the prison population were no longer criminals and that they can expect 50% less funding each year, what do you think they're going to say to that, the rich stay rich

[cblazer]

If we ever wanna get these things legalized we have to figure out how to dismantle the monster thats grown up around the war on drugs bubble. Banks have to find away to make money in legalization same with the prison industry. Dea has to be reallocated...etc. If we wanna do this we have to think of it as a business and remember the HUGE amount of money, legal and illegal, that entities make of them.

[julioabruno2254]

The DEA is a joke

[GildedKing]

Let's lock up anyone who plays World of Warcraft too!