10-20-2002, 09:24 PM
Yes, ok, the government telling us that drugs are bad , and that the entire US is nothing but sheep. Ok.
Making drugs legal does not get rid of the illegal market. And with a sin tax on drugs, you will still have an illegal market where dealers will sell drugs without the tax on them. Look at cigarettes and alcohol. They are still sold illegally. Dealers will find a way to make money illegally.
Quote:Third, you would no longer have the illegal market and all of it's support system in place. (i.e. Drug gangs would no longer make money from the illegal sales. Thus then taking cash out of the underground economy.)
Making drugs legal does not get rid of the illegal market. And with a sin tax on drugs, you will still have an illegal market where dealers will sell drugs without the tax on them. Look at cigarettes and alcohol. They are still sold illegally. Dealers will find a way to make money illegally.