All the talk about a looming reccession Stimulus Packages and rebates gave me pause to look back at history. Reccesions and Deppresions are cyclical things that have always been apart of american history. Looking back at the the great deppression of the late 20's and 30's people faced dire times where drought ruined the midwest, banks were not trustworthy and businessmen where leaping from their skyscrapers. They people of america maintaned their resolve and government created jobs through large civil engineering projects such as the hoover dam much of the modern interstate system and a ship building industry grew in the looming shadow of a war with the Axis powers of the world. But alchol served as a savior for the nation as well. Legalizing alchol did two things. First it took the power from violent gangs and bootleggers, It reduced the taskload of an overworked FBI and most importantly with excise taxes it provided a booming and legitmate industry that helped america pay for the great damns highways and ships that employed much of our country's disenfranchised. Now we face the shadow of Reccession and perhaps more where people are loosing their homes, China is selling us twice as many goods than we are selling them and loaning us the me money to pay for it. I say that legalization of marijuana could provide and income that the goverment to start new green civil projects. Instead of roads, windmills, instead of ships solar panels, and instead of interstate systems, cars that don't need gasoline to drive. How many people would be glad to pay taxes on a marijuana purchase if they knew it went to building a greener more sustainable tommorrow.
ncnavguy Reviewed by ncnavguy on . The Great Depression the New Recession Alcohol and Cannabis All the talk about a looming reccession Stimulus Packages and rebates gave me pause to look back at history. Reccesions and Deppresions are cyclical things that have always been apart of american history. Looking back at the the great deppression of the late 20's and 30's people faced dire times where drought ruined the midwest, banks were not trustworthy and businessmen where leaping from their skyscrapers. They people of america maintaned their resolve and government created jobs through Rating: 5