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Why The War on Drugs Is a Huge Failure
Is the War on Drugs an extension of the philosophy of "Supply-Side Economics?"
Deciding if the War on Drugs is a failure depends on how you measure success.
If the intention of the War on Drugs was to increase incarceration rates, strengthen gangs, destabilize society (especially the among the poor) increase fear, and waste tax-payer money, then it has been very successful indeed.
Under the War on Drugs, a large amount of wealth has been concentrated among a few individuals at the top of large gangs and cartels, while the drugs themselves have trickled down to be consumed by masses, and the "war-laws" used to jail the poor.
Under the same period after Supply-Side Reaganomics, we've seen concentration of power not only among organized crime/drug-cartels, but also among other industries as well, including media, banking, telecommunications, and many others.
The War On Drugs Is a Failure (songified) w/ Kevin Smith
The War on Drugs Is a Failure
Imprisoned States of America
It's time we stop referring to the "war on drugs" as a failure. These policies are a smashing success for the prison industry, the firearms industry, and the alcohol industry among others.
It also keeps a significant portion of the (mostly lower class) population broke, addicted, depressed, imprisoned and powerless.