A Radical Solution
To review, using what seem to be very conservative numbers, our first unofficial tally of the drug war in the United States is staggering:
15,223 dead and $52.3 billion spent each year — which is, incidentally, almost enough to pay for universal health care.
“We’ve got serious constitutional issues involved, too,” Franklin adds. “Improper search and seizure is occurring every day…”
But I’ll save that for another column.
Read more: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/richardson-report/drug-war-facts-090109#ixzz0PsVoOpU9
