Fornits
General Interest => Open Free for All => Topic started by: Anne Bonney on March 04, 2009, 11:35:05 AM
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I was watching this last night and I can't for the life of me see how anyone can deny that prohibition causes many, many more problems than it would ever attempt to solve. Legalize it and you almost instantaneously eliminate the crime surrounding drugs. Regulate it and tax it and you pretty much solve the financial crisis by not only revenue, but eliminating the unnecessary spending of billions of dollars to lock up stoners. I just don't get the continued hysteria about it.
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http://www.history.com/shows.do?action= ... wId=173452 (http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&showId=173452)
History Alive: Rumrunners, Moonshiners and Bootleggers
Heroes who fight tax collectors and moral crusaders, or just common criminals? Like it or not, America was built by rumrunners, moonshiners, and bootleggers--even founding father John Hancock was a smuggler. In the 1920s, Prohibition turned fishermen into rumrunners and two-bit gangsters into millionaires, and moonshine haulers in their souped-up cars helped create NASCAR. Rare archival footage and photos help weave the compelling tale of our nation's love-hate relationship with illegal alcohol
Upcoming rebroadcasts: Saturday, March 21 08:00 PM; Sunday, March 22 12:00 AM .