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by a3n 3530 days ago
> How successful is the drug war? ... It would be interesting to see the ROI for enforcement.

As a jobs program it's probably pretty good. Law enforcement jobs. Prison jobs. Court jobs. Political prizes to argue over and differentiate yourself from the other guy.

As a control program it's fantastic. Look at all the traffic stops, civil asset forfeiture and surveillance they get away with.