Quote:As I sit back and watch the news, I hear the upsetting news that PAT Transit will be cutting routes and raising fairs. Then I see news that our bridges have much needed work to be done on them. Our entire infrastructure is collapsing. And we don't have the revenue to pay to fix the problems.

The simple solution is always to raise taxes on either gas, housing, sales. The people can't survive any longer paying more and more taxes and not seeing true results.

Its time to think "outside the box" for once. Its time to legalize every illegal drug on the market. On top of that you sell it and tax them like tobacco.

Now lets look at the effects of legalizing drugs. One of the most glaring positives I see is the money saved when it comes to the prosecution of drug users and dealers. Once the drugs are legal, there aren't the need for drug dealers. Which means there will be less crime on our streets. And at the same time you put the drug cartels out of business since we have manufacturer's developing the drugs here in the US.

Hey you also stimulate the economy by putting people to work developing the drugs. Which will lower the unemployment rate. And that means more people are paying income taxes

To regulate this new market, we simply add a new branch to ATF. Call it ATDF for all i'm concerned. We have to have regulations on how much a manufacturer can put into each specific item, wether its a joint, pill, ect.

Ok, we safe money due to less court cases and less people in jail, and we create a new tax revenue. Not saying this is enough money to fix all of our country's problems. But its a start. I just hope the Government can see this, because I feel its a common sense solution.
Posted by Joey Niklas