News (Media Awareness Project) - CN MB: PUB LTE: Five Billion A Year, Folks |
| Title: | CN MB: PUB LTE: Five Billion A Year, Folks |
| Published On: | 2006-03-12 |
| Source: | Winnipeg Sun (CN MB) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-14 14:26:30 |
FIVE BILLION A YEAR, FOLKS
One great way that we can support our troops is to stop wasting money on
marijuana prohibition here at home.
Every year, the police milk the taxpayers for $900 million to enforce drug
laws. Then we add in the cost of courts, corrections, stolen hydro, cleanup
of damaged homes -- and the cost is closer to $2 billion annually.
A regulated marijuana market could generate up to $3 billion in annual tax
revenue.
That's $5 billion, every single year. Five billion buys a lot of education,
rehab beds, law-enforcement for real crimes, and yes, even military equipment.
Russell Barth
Ottawa
Sure, Harper'll go for that.
One great way that we can support our troops is to stop wasting money on
marijuana prohibition here at home.
Every year, the police milk the taxpayers for $900 million to enforce drug
laws. Then we add in the cost of courts, corrections, stolen hydro, cleanup
of damaged homes -- and the cost is closer to $2 billion annually.
A regulated marijuana market could generate up to $3 billion in annual tax
revenue.
That's $5 billion, every single year. Five billion buys a lot of education,
rehab beds, law-enforcement for real crimes, and yes, even military equipment.
Russell Barth
Ottawa
Sure, Harper'll go for that.
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