Sunday, June 15, 2008

Who profits from the war on drugs?

Well, apart from those in the illegal drug business themselves, who benefit from the lack of legal competition, it looks like the big winners are government contractors--DynCorp and now Blackwater.
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2 comments:

  1. MarkJune 16, 2008 at 3:34 PM

    According to NPR today, various police departments in Texas are profiting very nicely from the war on drugs.

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  2. LippardJune 16, 2008 at 4:08 PM

    Yep, good point--I didn't even make passing reference to the abuse of civil forfeiture in the war on drugs.

    It's not just Texas!

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