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Why did alcohol prohibition end?

Did the "tax-it and make money for the government" argument carry the day in the fight to end alcohol prohibition? Donald Boudreaux makes a case in Prohibition Politics, Pittsburgh Tribune Review. (Via Radley Balko, who is not a fan of prohibition or taxes.)

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puregenius's picture

Very interesting article

It would be great if that would happen with the modern prohibition but tax revenue probably won't get low enough. It's an interesting parallel that Prohibition ended at least in part because of needed tax revenue, and the Harrison Tax Act was a trap. The fact that is was acceptable to regulate tax the majority drug of choice, and not opium and cocaine is very telling.


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As I understand it,simple possession of alcohol was not illegal,only the manufacture and sale.I read somewhere that the reason for this was that the thinking of the time dictated that it would be ridiculous for the govt to invade a mans castle to sieze alcohol.totally unAmerican

So we shd legalize drugs now

Because of the massive deficit? They just asked congress to up the debt limit which is close to $10 trillion!

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addiction

The path to drug addiction begins with the act of taking drugs. Over time, a person's ability to choose not to take drugs can become compromised. Drug seeking becomes compulsive, in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and, thus, on behavior.Addiction treatment it is the only way to go in these cases.

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