Prison Economy Spirals as Cigarette Prices Spike
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Prison Economy Spirals As Price Of Pack Of Cigarettes Exceeds Two Hand Jobs
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America's prohibition on pot has wasted billions of dollars and unjustly harmed millions of lives, all while furthering racist policies.
Every time a person of Middle Eastern heritage who ought to have been committed to an insane asylum but wasn’t (because rich people who don’t want to pay taxes successfully lobbied to get rid of insane asylums) commits violence, our press and politicians hit the panic button.
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Editorial Cartoons
America's prohibition on pot has wasted billions of dollars and unjustly harmed millions of lives, all while furthering racist policies.
Every time a person of Middle Eastern heritage who ought to have been committed to an insane asylum but wasn’t (because rich people who don’t want to pay taxes successfully lobbied to get rid of insane asylums) commits violence, our press and politicians hit the panic button.
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