why does the united states spend so munch on keeping marijuana illegal?
i asked a similar question about an hour ago and got alot of good answers but some really dumb answers arose some more questions like theres more in it for the government to keep it illegal then to legalize marijuana hows that when were spending 19 billion each year on the war on drugs is america making that munch money busting marijuana users and i know the 19 billion the united states spends each year goes toward keeping every other drug off the streets but if you get busted with anything else but marijuana you go to jail then america spends even more money trying to correct our mistakes like how many hard drugs users go to jail only once
Law & Ethics - 6 Answers
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Thank you! The only reason I have hear that makes any sense is racism because black people enjoy pot. Think about it, you can make a killing off the market with pot, and you can tax it just like you tax tobacco.
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“Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man.†Its use has rarely been a public safety issue. One cannot overdose on it. Moreover, its legalization would be a tremendous boost to improve public safety. Why? Road officers spend million of hours searching cars for a baggie of pot. They could concentrate on the deadly DUI and reckless drivers. They would be re-directed to find and arrest the child predators on line looking for a 13 year old girl. Federal agents could completely focus on Al Qaeda and stop wasting time on medical marijuana gardens in California.†Taxing pot like whiskey would generate some $6.4 billion: not chump change! Better, governments waste $10 billion chasing Willie Nelson and his friends and putting them in jail. Federal studies show tobacco as the first illegal drug teens use. Alcohol comes second with marijuana third! The Institute of Medicine in 1999 conducted that study. Less than two percent of marijuana users move on to an abusive relationship with hard drugs. “Envision a country which employs the principles of personal responsibility, personal freedom and limited/effective government toward marijuana,†I see a growing respect for the police, as they stop intruding into the decisions of adults, made in the privacy of their castles. Teens find it as hard to buy pot as beer. Fewer teens use it because it lost its glamour. Imagine a land where the deadly DUI and reckless drivers kill far fewer, as officers’ focus on them, not the next pot bust. Envision detectives arresting more child predators as they abandon the time spent arresting someone selling pot to an adult. All this becomes possible, when America becomes wiser and abandons the prohibition approach to marijuana.â€
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There's no money to be made if it's legalized. Sure, they could legalize and tax it, but you could probably grow it yourself, so it wouldn't be any more taxable than the tomatoes you grow for your own consumption.
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So they can put people in jail, prisons employ millions of people who would otherwise be stealing and raping babies.
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Think of all the law enforcement, prison, parole officers who's existence would not be needed anymore. How many "agencies" could no longer justify their existence? The Government spends money, you "we" pay for it. Do you think they care what they spend it on? If "drugs" were legalized the massive police state would have a hard time "finding" crime to stop, or maybe they would just create more.
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Because it is the capitalistic way of employment for many.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
What should be the fate of illegal aliens found in the United States?
What should be the fate of illegal aliens found in the United States?
Most of the illegals from Mexico are poorly educated by American standards. Because of this, they compete for jobs with those Americans who are least able to fend for themselves. * Because they frequently work under the table and are paid in cash, few pay income taxes, and the businesses that hire them pay no employment taxes. This gives businesses that hire illegals an unfair competitive advantage over those businesses that obey the law. * Those who do get a regular job, do so with fraudulent identification. This can have dire consequences for those who have their identities stolen. It also provides a path for illegals to get government services they are not entitled to. * Much of the money earned by illegals is shipped back to their home countries, thus it is not recycled into the U.S. economy where its use would provide jobs for other Americans. * Even though these illegals send much of their money home, they consume food, shelter, and other amenities in America. Basic economic theory states that when aggregate demand rises in relation to aggregate supply, prices rise. * Because they dilute the labor pool - again, based on economic theory - they lower wages for those lower-class Americans who can find work. * Illegal aliens create a great burden on our healthcare system. With no insurance and little money, they frequently use emergency rooms in place of a primary care physician. Because they are illegal, they are untraceable, and can’t be forced to pay their bills. * And, worst of all, is the fact that low-level employees do not create jobs, they fill them. That means that for every illegal alien who is working in the United States, one American who desperately needs a job is not. Mexico keeps a large contingent of its military on its southern border to stop illegal immigration from other countries. Believe it or not, there are populations who see Mexico as an economic powerhouse and would love to live there. Guatemalans, for instance, can make twice as much money picking coffee in Mexico as they can in their home country. Mexican authorities routinely round them up at gunpoint, hold them overnight and - if they can’t prove they have a right to be in the country - ship them back home. This might seem a little harsh by American standards,
Immigration - 16 Answers
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1 :
Give them that job you don't want! and refuse to do, and will never stoop down to do.
2 :
We are a country governed by law. Deport lawbreakers. This country cannot sustain its standard of living if we keep letting everyone who wants to come here in. We are going to have an overpopulation crisis sooner than later.
3 :
The company I work for has some of the crappiest jobs know to man, Americans are glad to do them and we don't pay well at all. Economy is in the crapper, and it won't better by hiring border jumpers. I've still yet to find a job Americans won't do, it' might be out there, but I have not found it yet.
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There's no excuse for being here illegally. Deport them and never allow them back.
5 :
refer back to presidents hoover, truman & eisenhower. in total they deported 20 million illegals so americans could have a job especially the war veterans. eisenhower alone deported 13 million. it took 2 years to do it but he had the guts to do it. the problem will not be solved by playing patsy, you do what is necessary
6 :
Depend on what they are doing. I had a good friend in Australia that was deported and he was a hard worker but rules were rules. My view on rules like that, its rubbish. Hard working people earn the right to live in The United States in my oppinion ones that dont work hard and feed on the system and dont give back should be kicked out. Personaly I want to become a US Marine but cant without becoming legal so in cases like that I think the government should also help people like me so we could also give back to the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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I have a solution that would solve many problems at the same time. It's called the UNITED STATES FOREIGN LEGION. Round up all illegal aliens AND their families, and conscript them into the Foreign Legion. Rotate them to Iraq and Afghanistan for a period of 6 years. If they survive then they can take a citizenship exam, demonstrate proficiency in ENGLISH, and become US citizens. Those that desert, are shot. Those that disobey an order from an officer are shot. Those that display cowardice in the face of the enemy are shot. Those aliens that are SERIOUS about becoming US citizens will jump at the chance to serve this country and gain their papers. The scum that come here for a free ride will run like the vermin they are back underneath what ever rock they crawled out from. The up side is with all the Legionaries overseas, we can re-deploy our forces on the border to keep future criminals out!
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They should be deported.
9 :
They need to be fined have all their posesions confiscated and give to the homeless and they need to be deported.
10 :
Give them amnesty so that they can become legal and improve their standard of living!
11 :
Deportation!
12 :
We should kick every last one of them out and we should have a big smile on our faces as we do it! Before doing so, smart investors would buy property in places like Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Riverside, Garden Grove, as property values would skyrocket in these areas once the illegals are gone. These places could then return to being the nice neighborhoods they once were and you could walk on the street without fear of being raped by an illegal regardless if you are a man or women. You could also walk your dog without fear of it being raped by an illegal. Once the illegals are gone we could try to do our best to weed out the illegal supporters.
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Like Joel W said in one word: DEPORTATION!
14 :
Send them to Haiti to work on the reconstruction.
15 :
Kick them all out if they aren't already leaving in droves.
16 :
ET wanted to go home, The Alien just devoured people but never came to Earth, Superman played the good boy
Most of the illegals from Mexico are poorly educated by American standards. Because of this, they compete for jobs with those Americans who are least able to fend for themselves. * Because they frequently work under the table and are paid in cash, few pay income taxes, and the businesses that hire them pay no employment taxes. This gives businesses that hire illegals an unfair competitive advantage over those businesses that obey the law. * Those who do get a regular job, do so with fraudulent identification. This can have dire consequences for those who have their identities stolen. It also provides a path for illegals to get government services they are not entitled to. * Much of the money earned by illegals is shipped back to their home countries, thus it is not recycled into the U.S. economy where its use would provide jobs for other Americans. * Even though these illegals send much of their money home, they consume food, shelter, and other amenities in America. Basic economic theory states that when aggregate demand rises in relation to aggregate supply, prices rise. * Because they dilute the labor pool - again, based on economic theory - they lower wages for those lower-class Americans who can find work. * Illegal aliens create a great burden on our healthcare system. With no insurance and little money, they frequently use emergency rooms in place of a primary care physician. Because they are illegal, they are untraceable, and can’t be forced to pay their bills. * And, worst of all, is the fact that low-level employees do not create jobs, they fill them. That means that for every illegal alien who is working in the United States, one American who desperately needs a job is not. Mexico keeps a large contingent of its military on its southern border to stop illegal immigration from other countries. Believe it or not, there are populations who see Mexico as an economic powerhouse and would love to live there. Guatemalans, for instance, can make twice as much money picking coffee in Mexico as they can in their home country. Mexican authorities routinely round them up at gunpoint, hold them overnight and - if they can’t prove they have a right to be in the country - ship them back home. This might seem a little harsh by American standards,
Immigration - 16 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Give them that job you don't want! and refuse to do, and will never stoop down to do.
2 :
We are a country governed by law. Deport lawbreakers. This country cannot sustain its standard of living if we keep letting everyone who wants to come here in. We are going to have an overpopulation crisis sooner than later.
3 :
The company I work for has some of the crappiest jobs know to man, Americans are glad to do them and we don't pay well at all. Economy is in the crapper, and it won't better by hiring border jumpers. I've still yet to find a job Americans won't do, it' might be out there, but I have not found it yet.
4 :
There's no excuse for being here illegally. Deport them and never allow them back.
5 :
refer back to presidents hoover, truman & eisenhower. in total they deported 20 million illegals so americans could have a job especially the war veterans. eisenhower alone deported 13 million. it took 2 years to do it but he had the guts to do it. the problem will not be solved by playing patsy, you do what is necessary
6 :
Depend on what they are doing. I had a good friend in Australia that was deported and he was a hard worker but rules were rules. My view on rules like that, its rubbish. Hard working people earn the right to live in The United States in my oppinion ones that dont work hard and feed on the system and dont give back should be kicked out. Personaly I want to become a US Marine but cant without becoming legal so in cases like that I think the government should also help people like me so we could also give back to the land of the free and the home of the brave.
7 :
I have a solution that would solve many problems at the same time. It's called the UNITED STATES FOREIGN LEGION. Round up all illegal aliens AND their families, and conscript them into the Foreign Legion. Rotate them to Iraq and Afghanistan for a period of 6 years. If they survive then they can take a citizenship exam, demonstrate proficiency in ENGLISH, and become US citizens. Those that desert, are shot. Those that disobey an order from an officer are shot. Those that display cowardice in the face of the enemy are shot. Those aliens that are SERIOUS about becoming US citizens will jump at the chance to serve this country and gain their papers. The scum that come here for a free ride will run like the vermin they are back underneath what ever rock they crawled out from. The up side is with all the Legionaries overseas, we can re-deploy our forces on the border to keep future criminals out!
8 :
They should be deported.
9 :
They need to be fined have all their posesions confiscated and give to the homeless and they need to be deported.
10 :
Give them amnesty so that they can become legal and improve their standard of living!
11 :
Deportation!
12 :
We should kick every last one of them out and we should have a big smile on our faces as we do it! Before doing so, smart investors would buy property in places like Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Riverside, Garden Grove, as property values would skyrocket in these areas once the illegals are gone. These places could then return to being the nice neighborhoods they once were and you could walk on the street without fear of being raped by an illegal regardless if you are a man or women. You could also walk your dog without fear of it being raped by an illegal. Once the illegals are gone we could try to do our best to weed out the illegal supporters.
13 :
Like Joel W said in one word: DEPORTATION!
14 :
Send them to Haiti to work on the reconstruction.
15 :
Kick them all out if they aren't already leaving in droves.
16 :
ET wanted to go home, The Alien just devoured people but never came to Earth, Superman played the good boy
Thursday, July 7, 2011
whats your point ?u.s justice department Injustice for many Immigrant's In many states?
whats your point ?u.s justice department Injustice for many Immigrant's In many states?
the united states government most to Understand that many people who coming to us for work permit and living they understand well that their role is to work and live and make money what ever possible but the united states of America has violated the human right rules they close alot of human services and jobs and also living alot of people who has No money to spent for their daily life are facing alot of terrible problems some of them ishomeless they don't have living and the other thing is the American federal government has followed the Capitalisoum many people don't know what to do but the u.s justice department has Astrong law and tough capable enough to take take Action Against people who's discreminating people who's coming to u.s for work and Any other purposes and then prosecute them In the court of law but unfortunately the justice department In many states special state of utah has No role to play because of races IN the court house many of people when to court house to Open Acase Against the dictater but the justice employees has denied them because of they are foreigners and demand the u.s government with that they come to America for work and many other obvious reasons but tody they are facing death and health concerns but the justice department refuse them even alot of the people took signs at the street's saying that ( I don't have money for food , sick has No medical , help me I don't have aplace to live other wise expressing their feelings In united states of and try to enter their jornalisoum but still has discremination . but the New u.s president barak Obama Address American people said on their official televison he will help people who's came to America for Advantages to open more jobs and help with human services and try to more open justice court house to who will like to sue their Injustice form others who's Insulting foreigners for what ever reason and take them to court of justice Immediately.I wish so to happen soon.
Law Enforcement & Police - 2 Answers
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As far as I am concerned, IF you are here working illegally YOU HAVE ZERO RIGHTS.
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Okay sir I did not understand one thing you wrote. As far as I can tell you are mad because the US has the audacity to ask you to come here legally to work and better yourself. Look no one I know has any problem with people migrating to this country for work. Just do it legally. The reason the US immigration laws are so strict is to keep the thugs, gang members, terrorists, and other undesirables that attempt to come into this country through the back door. Their are honest hard working people who also sneak into this country. But we (Law Enforcement) can not tell who the good and the bad are until we can check you out and make sure that you are good for the Country. As far as the Human Rights laws you speak of, When you come to this country you must take care of yourself. We are not here to support you. If you want to be supported go to Venezuela or some other socialist country. Canada, France, etc. You have to earn your keep here. Don't rely on other people to do it for you through social programs.
the united states government most to Understand that many people who coming to us for work permit and living they understand well that their role is to work and live and make money what ever possible but the united states of America has violated the human right rules they close alot of human services and jobs and also living alot of people who has No money to spent for their daily life are facing alot of terrible problems some of them ishomeless they don't have living and the other thing is the American federal government has followed the Capitalisoum many people don't know what to do but the u.s justice department has Astrong law and tough capable enough to take take Action Against people who's discreminating people who's coming to u.s for work and Any other purposes and then prosecute them In the court of law but unfortunately the justice department In many states special state of utah has No role to play because of races IN the court house many of people when to court house to Open Acase Against the dictater but the justice employees has denied them because of they are foreigners and demand the u.s government with that they come to America for work and many other obvious reasons but tody they are facing death and health concerns but the justice department refuse them even alot of the people took signs at the street's saying that ( I don't have money for food , sick has No medical , help me I don't have aplace to live other wise expressing their feelings In united states of and try to enter their jornalisoum but still has discremination . but the New u.s president barak Obama Address American people said on their official televison he will help people who's came to America for Advantages to open more jobs and help with human services and try to more open justice court house to who will like to sue their Injustice form others who's Insulting foreigners for what ever reason and take them to court of justice Immediately.I wish so to happen soon.
Law Enforcement & Police - 2 Answers
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1 :
As far as I am concerned, IF you are here working illegally YOU HAVE ZERO RIGHTS.
2 :
Okay sir I did not understand one thing you wrote. As far as I can tell you are mad because the US has the audacity to ask you to come here legally to work and better yourself. Look no one I know has any problem with people migrating to this country for work. Just do it legally. The reason the US immigration laws are so strict is to keep the thugs, gang members, terrorists, and other undesirables that attempt to come into this country through the back door. Their are honest hard working people who also sneak into this country. But we (Law Enforcement) can not tell who the good and the bad are until we can check you out and make sure that you are good for the Country. As far as the Human Rights laws you speak of, When you come to this country you must take care of yourself. We are not here to support you. If you want to be supported go to Venezuela or some other socialist country. Canada, France, etc. You have to earn your keep here. Don't rely on other people to do it for you through social programs.
Friday, July 1, 2011
What are you doing to make it through the 21st century's great depression?
What are you doing to make it through the 21st century's great depression?
Are the republicans trying to dig a hole straight through to China so we can ask them to borrow us some more money? Is the solution to America's problems to make life in America so horrible that people will eventually leave for residence in another land? Since out government is currently doing nothing for the people of the united states, why must we wait until the election to put someone else in the white house? why can't we do it right now? Isn't that proof that we are just a bunch of lazy Americans? Wouldn't active Americans hold the election today?
Politics - 8 Answers
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If we ever have a great depression, I'll make sure to let you know how I make it through. But seeing as how we are not even in a recession, let alone being anywhere near a depression, this question really has no relevance.
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Voting a straight Democratic ticket. This is the only real change that we need. At least they answer questions. The lies are catching up to the other party.
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well when we hit depression i will let you know, which depending on who gets in office might happen. our choices are welfare reform or government controlled health care which will be similar to the welfare medical card only controlled a little more by the government than it already is.
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Well, the people are really being fed too many lies to be counted on right now. So my plan at the moment is just to survive first and foremost. Survival is always the first step. If things get to the worst possible point that they possibly can get to, I don't care if I have to go out and dig up worms to get a meal, I will do it if I need to. As well, if I have to resort to making an igloo out of dirt, so be it. My family is made up of survivors and we will tuff it out in even the worst case scenarios. Once you lay the foundation for surviving and getting by, you can get back on your feet.
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No it is not proof that we are just a bunch of lazy Americans. Degrade yourself I work my ass off. Support three kids on a single family income and refuse to use welfare. I have it in my feelings that there are enough smart people in America to pull this situation out of where it is . We need some recreation in this country and have come to rely to much on others even though we are the supporters. Unfortunate we still have a change of command to go threw , good things come to those who wait.We are formidable above all We are Americans. We lose faith in that and we have lost ourselves.We pulled threw the last situation like this we will pull threw this one. "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." "Abraham Lincoln"November 19, 1863
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If we have a depression which won't happen if McCain gets into office, if Obama Hussein gets into office I have no clue what I am going to do.
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Bush should have been impeached a long time ago, if it weren't were the lazy and traitorous Dems we elected to do that. If the economy collapses and martial law suspends our civil rights, then we won't have elections.
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The Republicans have been leading us down the path toward another Great Depression for a long time -- at the very least since Richard Nixon turned our health care over to HMO's and Ronald Reagan deregulated the banks (the latter being probably the greatest cause of today's crisis besides the expensive overindulgence of our military.) What am I doing about it? With regards to politics and the election, I'm doing my part, not only by supporting Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress in the way I feel all adult citizens should (voting) but also by giving of my time and money. I have donated to the campaigns, attended gatherings and written letters to my local newspapers. (I've had about 7 letters published in recent months.) I spent time this past weekend in a phone bank, actually a volunteer "phone-house party," calling Democrats in swing states and asking them to give their time to the new-voter registration drive. I wear my "Got Hope?" tee shirt whenever I go out in public, my house has a Barack Obama sign in front (I just got another sign for Senator Lautenburg, the NJ Democratic Senator running for re-election) and my car has a bumper sticker with the same slogan. And I'm talking to people. I've even turned one person around: an old friend from high school with whom I've become re-acquainted over the last year, who is against the war, but is an evangelical Christian who WAS planned to vote for McCain because he believed the lying claims that Barack Obama is a Muslim. I had many long talks with him about the fact that Barack Obama is a Christian, comparing the lies to the 2004 lies about John Kerry, and sealed the deal when I told him what I had learned in "Dreams from my Father," and especially about the sermon that Barack spoke about fervently in that book, a heartfelt sermon from the Old Testament about the Audacity of Hope. Whenever he says that he supports Barack, he brings up the way I described Barack's passion for Christianity as proven by that very Christian sermon that Barack related in that book. My friend is now actively supporting Barack Obama, as he should, being as Barack agrees with my friend's position on the war, and being as his one reason for opposing Barack was a lie. There's another side to your question however... What am I doing personally, to protect myself? I'm employed full time, of course, and am balancing my time carefully over work, volunteerism/activism for the Obama campaign, family, and my other great effort: I am in the process of writing a book that I fully expect will be published in a few years and relieve some of the financial burdens the current administrations have left on me. It is a work of fiction, a "thriller novel," one with many political and religious underlying themes that, at the same time, is a page-turner that will interest most readers and I am confident will be a sucess. The act of writing also requires me to read, which I do avidly. My first draft (750 pages, about 200,000 words which I will cut down in my later drafts) is complete. I expect to be finished in about 2 years. I also do volunteer work for my (very liberal) Unitarian Universalist church. So let's see... I work full time, I commute, I volunteer, I read, I write, I help my daughter with her schoolwork and make time for family and chores as well. But I must be lazy... because I'm a liberal. :-) I admit, I do try to squeeze in a few hours of sleep after all that. I agree that Bush should have been removed from office long ago. Unfortunately very few members of our House of Representatives (the honorable Rep Dennis Kucinich leading them) have the guts to stand up for what's right.
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