Do you think that legalizing marijuana, and regulation coupled with a mild to moderate tax base, could in one year, balance our budget and iside of two years, give us a healthy surplus, which could be used to fund medicaid/ medicare?

by Pierre Posted 2012/08/10 19:29:36

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	Yes, and it would be about time!	3 votes	60%
	No, there would be a moral decline in our country.	2 votes	40%

Superman 2012/08/10 20:42:48

No, there would be a moral decline in our country.

There have been economic studies that show taxing legal pot wouldn't remotely pay off the deficit.

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Pierre to Superman 2012/08/11 05:55:49

Ummmm, Didn't those studies only reflect the amount of medicinal pot being used and accounted for? With the D.E.A. siezinig truck loads and intercepting large shipments, and the average bust of several kilos, tells the story of a much larger amount of revenue to be made here.

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Superman to Pierre 2012/08/11 15:25:37

Actually, no it didn't. The studies I've looked at all tackled a broader range. Just like taxing the rich more, taxing pot doesn't even remotely come close to balancing this budget.

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