Question: how much money does America spend on its “war on drugs”?
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Answer by jagtaylor2230
to much and it is a failed war it can’t be won
Question: How much has the “War on Drugs” cost the USA?
I would like to break up this question into three distinct perspectives of thought.
FIRST, Direct Cost Questions:
How much money did we give to countries like Columbia in the “war on drugs”?
How much money did we spend arresting and trying people caught with an ounce of marijuana?
How much money do we currently spend on the overcrowded jails of people who sold an ounce of marijuana?
How much money do we spend on the DEA programs?
What is the total direct expense the USA has incurred?
NEXT efficiency questions:
How effective has the war on drugs been?
Have we eliminated the use of drugs?
Are fewer drugs being used now, than 10 or 20 years ago?
Have the expenses we have paid in the “war on drugs” been worth it? For example, for every dollar spent, how much more drug free have we made ourselves?
NEXT, Opportunity cost questions:
What could we do with the money we give other countries in the “War on Drugs”?
How much money could we generate if we taxed the heck out of drugs like marijuana?
How much could we reduce government spending if we stopped the aggressive war on drugs?
How much opportunity costs are there?
FOR THE RECORD:
I do not use, nor have I ever used any drugs. I am speaking from an economic standpoint and my question is presented from an economic standpoint. I am not speaking as to the morality of drugs, simply upon the amount of resources we spend trying to stop people from using them.
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Answer by wallace4546
“War on Drugs” has done nothing but harm.
Question: How much more useless, dangerous, and unnecessary can the so called “war on drugs” get?
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/lost-war—-war-drugs/story.aspx?guid=%7B598FC5EE%2D1320%2D492E%2DB6DD%2DB91F8BC822EC%7D
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Answer by mimahairball48
its run by the government, so it can probably get worse
Question: How much money has been spent on “The War On Drugs” by the federal government?
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Answer by † PRAY †
Way more than it is worth..
Nobody keeps track of that info
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Question: How much money are we spending on “The War on drugs”?
Im doing student congress, and I want to make a bill saying we will end our war on drugs january 1st, 2012 and send the money that would be going to towards this “war” directly to education.
But how much a year do we spend on this war?
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Answer by jeffmesa35
less then the war we are fighting