2007-03-06 02:29:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Those billions of dollars are wasted on the law enforcement officials and their State governments. The problem is there's no accountability so the war on drugs is an on-going struggle. The National-Union feels that the billions of dollars should go towards ending gangs and repairing social development organization, http://www.voteprimous.com
2007-03-06 02:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Determining the cost of the War on Drugs is complex.
The U.S. government estimates it by calculating the amounts used to attempt to control the supply of illegal drugs, government employees involved in waging the war, and rehabilitation costs.
This total was estimated by the U.S. government's cost report on drug control to be roughly 12 billion dollars in 2005. Additionally, in a separate report, the U.S. government reports that the cost of incarcerating drug law offenders was $30.1 billion, $9.1 billion for police protection, $4.5 billion for legal adjudication, and $11.0 billion for state and federal corrections. In total, roughly $45.5 billion was spent in 1995 for these factors.
It should be noted that the socioeconomic costs, as well as the individual costs (i.e. the personal disadvantages in income and career) caused by the incarceration of millions of people are not included in this number.
In comparison, in 1998 the total cost of the drug problem in America was estimated at $143.4 billion.
This number, however, includes socioeconomic costs (the financial disadvantage caused indirectly for society and economy by drug-abuse).
2007-03-06 02:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most goes to grease the wheels of justice, or more plainly line the pockets of our slimy government. The war on drugs is a republican campaign slogan. When you don't have anybody to fight make up something.
2007-03-06 02:36:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A lot of it went to corrupt Mexican officials who were working with the cartels and they used the money to export drugs into the US
2007-03-06 02:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are buying drugs with it!
2007-03-06 02:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ T O N I ♥ 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Law enforcement....the ones who stand to lose the most if decriminalization ever happenned.
2007-03-06 02:32:42 · answer #6 · answered by bradxschuman 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it goes for more drugs for drug research
2007-03-06 02:33:02 · answer #7 · answered by BULLETwithaNAME 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They go to putting cable TV in our prisons that are holding all these losers.
2007-03-06 02:32:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
to drains , as a matter of fact
2007-03-06 02:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they go to waste.
2007-03-06 02:31:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋