Is the drug war the worst policy decision ever? Probably
In terms of domestic policy, I'd say the "war on poverty" has been far more expensive, and far less effective, than the "war on drugs."
Lol no
Huh. Well, by most accounts (based on a 15 second google search) we've spent about $1 trillion on the war on drugs since it was "declared" in 1971. Not sure how that's calculated, but I won't question the number since it comes from the pro-druggies.
By contrast, the war on poverty has cost at least $15 trillion since it began in 1964 - and maybe as much as $40 trillion depending upon your source.
So we've spent more money on the war on poverty than the war on drugs, per year, by at least ten-fold. Or, a crap ton.
Can't really say how effective the war on drugs has been, but I know the war on poverty has been an abysmal failure. So even if they're both failures, the war on poverty has been a much more expensive failure. Again, by at least one crap ton.
