Soft Money: Constitutional or Unconstitutional? ... The law decreases the chances for corruption, and increases fairness. ... Without this law, the other not so well-known candidate, for he may not have the connections and/or money that the incumbent is able to obtain. ... Without it, big businesses could buy political favors from candidates in turn for campaign spending money. ... And the only way to keep our elections constitutional is to keep the good of the candidates and its people in mind, and soft money and big business out....

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. ... Legalizing marijuana would increase our economy's revenue. ... Marijuana should be taxed heavily to increase our revenue. ... Too much money is wasted on a cause that seems to be no end to. ... All of this money could be used on better things. ...

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement and it will increase our country's revenue. ... Legalizing marijuana would increase our economy's revenue. ... Marijuana should be taxed heavily to increase our revenue. ... Too much money is wasted on a cause that seems to be no end to. ... All of this money could be used on better things. ...

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Although many people believe that making marijuana legal would increase the amount of use, Marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on the related law enforcement and there are many benefits to be considered especially in pain reduction for the terminally ill. Legalizing marijuana would increase our country's revenue. ... Making marijuana legal will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement each year. ... Too much money is wasted on a cause that seems to have no end. All of this money could be spent on better things. ...

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of drug use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement, and will therefore increase our countries revenue, lessen crime, and will also be useful in treating certain medical conditions. ... It will allow for money spent on drug law enforcement to be spent more wisely and it will increase revenue. ... All of this money could be spent on things of greater importance. ... Weed should be heavily taxed to increase revenue. ... In conclusion, marijuana should be le...

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on law enforcement and will also be useful in treating certain medical conditions. ... Many of the positive effects of marijuana include relaxation, creative, philosophical, or deep thinking, increased appreciation of music, increased awareness of senses, pain relief, and reduced nausea. ... Last, all prohibition has done is increased crime and cost the American taxpayers millions of dollars. ... The legalization of marijuana ...

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Legalizing drugs might increase the number of addicts, but prohibition is not going to stop it from happening, therefore I think they might as well quit wasting there time and money looking for drug criminals and traffickers and start spending it on other things such as health benefits and education, things like that. ... With the large sum of money saved from selling drugs could go towards promoting several different programs on the effects of addictive and mind-altering drugs. ... When drugs become (fully) legalized those with a desire of need for them will hardly increase their purchases. ...

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In fact Marijuana use has increased from 1990 to 2000. ... In 2000 that number had increased to an estimated four out of ten people in use of Marijuana. ... Then, just as it does with its other goods, the government could heavily tax Marijuana, increasing our country's revenue. ... Making Marijuana legal would greatly reduce the vast amounts of money spent on drug law enforcement every year. ... The legalization would reduce the amount of time and money spent on law enforcement by more than a half. ...

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Child labor became so widely popular because it was cheap and increased production. ... Child Labor a National Problem described the need for child labor as "the demand for cheap labor, which means infant labor, increases with the growth of competition for markets. " Demand for children working increased over time with the "inventions and mechanical devices. " The work of the children had become just as, if not more, important than that of adults. ... They also had their money stolen from an older man. ... People were desperate during this time and would go to extreme lengths to obtain money. ...

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It would help our economy in many ways by actually increasing our countries economic status rather than depleting it. Legalizing marijuana would definitely increase the amount of money in circulation within the United States. ... That is simply too much money being virtually wasted on a cause that seems to have no end. ... Less marijuana is used and more money is gained. ... I"m sure we all like saving money and legalizing marijuana would be a sure way to do so. ...

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(www.drug-statistics.com) if the Canadian government was to legalize marijuana they would stand to make an enormous amount of profit from the taxes looking at the amount of money coming from marijuana in BC. This money could be used to help with more illicit drug trade with stuff like cocaine and heroin and funding overall drug use prevention and treatment programs. If regulated like alcohol, marijuana would provide a strong reliable source of government income, allowing for increased federal spending on health care, education, protection of Social Security, low-income housing development and...

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In order to gain more money, many people will still bet illegally. ... They cannot withstand the temptation of money. ... The legalization of football betting may increase the number of pathological gamblers. They may use up all their money. They may even borrow money and end up in the hand of loan sharks'. ...

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The society acted against the prohibition of alcohol, and desired what was prohibited and the demand for alcohol increased and in response, the supply of alcohol increased as the underground economy of alcohol formed. ... Through the taxation of marijuana, our country's revenue will increase and the government can regulate the supply and demand of marijuana. If legalized, the government can control how much marijuana is consumed by increasing or decreasing the taxes on the product. ... According to a PBS interview with Eric Schlosser, 1 in 6 Americans in prison are there on marijuana-rel...

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If a lawyer fits each of these requirements, and is willing to work under such conditions, he will find himself making a considerable amount of money. ... With just a few years more experience, these lawyers can increase this yearly salary to approximately $140,000. ... Becoming a lawyer and making all of this money is not as easy as it may seem, however. ... It is expected that through to 2010, the number of lawyers in this country will maintain a steady increase as it has since the birth of our judicial system, proving that just as in the past, lawyers have always, and will always, be gre...

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In my opinion, three main factors contribute to my opinion opposing legalizing drugs: health issues, the effects it would have on the criminal justice system, and the increase in availability of drugs. ... Many drug users commit crimes while under the influence of drugs, trying to get drugs, or to get money to buy drugs. According to the Bureau of Criminal Statistics, 11.5% of violent crimes and 24.4% of property crimes were committed in order to get money for drugs. By legalizing illicit drugs it would only increase the amount of crimes committed. ...

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The republicans believe that the money a person earns is for him or her to keep. ... Democrats established the belief that a government has a right to use the citizens' money as it sees fit, to redistribute wealth, and to give back to the citizens only the portion of a person's money that is politically expedient. ... Democrats believe that "investing the money of the American people" can only encourage economic opportunity in the US. The increased government spending and tax raise are some of the beliefs of democrats to achieve a good economy. ... Democrats have increased spendi...

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The second important reason that marijuana should be legal is that it would save the government a lot of money. ... Taxpayers money goes towards paying for food, housing, healthcare, attorneys fees, court costs and other expenses to lock these so called criminals up. In addition if marijuana were legal the government would be able to place taxes on it and use that money to pay for effective drug education programs and other important causes. ... In fact several theories suggest prohibition might actually increase drug use. ...

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As a current member of MOCAM, Mothers Of Christianity Against Marijuana, I feel marijuana should not be legalized because it leads to harder drugs, will increase the amount of users, and send the children of America a message of death. ... If America were to legalize marijuana, the amount of users will increase ten fold! ... Auto accidents will increase. ... We must keep spending ridiculous amounts of money on the anti-marijuana effort. ...

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Yes I will agree that if any of these substances are abused, various negative effects can affect the user, but with marijuana (with the proper funding from the government) can be used for medical benefits, money used toward the "War on Drugs" can be used somewhere more of a necessity, decrease crime rate, and mounts of money to the economy if legalized. ... Money that has been adding up from each fiscal year that the Federal Drug Control budget uses to keep the use marijuana "a state of emergency." It is going to become more and more expensive because the amount of mariju...

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I had to pay $2.00 per day just to live in a tiny little shack with no electricity or water, and since money was so tight, my 10 year old had to illegally work in the fields. ... Then one day I ran across a flyer that asked Mexican agricultural workers to join the Filipino workers in striking against the Delano grape growers, so that our wages would be increased to $1.25 per hour. ... Once we got to Sacramento, we had attracted the attention of the nation, and finally, the grape growers agreed to not only a wage increase, but to allow unions to represent the workers. ...

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As the same reason above, the female workers become exploited labors under those agencies that cramp out the profit from the money earn by those women. ... Flooring the price will not only increase the income of the sex workers but also decrease prostitution. ... The reason seems to be that for some sex workers, prostitution is an easier way to make money than hard work. ... "A study showed a 149% increase in the rate of rape when legal brothels were closed in 1959, while other offenses against the person by males increased only 49%" according to Linda M" (Psychological and sociolo...

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The increasing number of exonerations, however, and developing awareness that such injustices take place every day in the US court systems, raises deep doubts about the accurateness and justice of the criminal. ... This surge in awareness and potential research has inspired an increasing number of innocence plans, which work together in order to vindicate wrongly convicted prisoners and those on death row, and to also suggest fairness policy reforms intended to decrease the number of wrongful executions or to lessen their effects. ... An individual who has been acquitted does not have involunt...

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Building off the money issue, legalizing marijuana could also raise the production of hemp, which is an industrial "cousin" of marijuana that could be utilized as an alternative source for paper, fiber, fuel, and even food (Hemp Facts). ... Additionally, the NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) states how an individual's risk of having a heart attack increases by 4.8-fold after smoking marijuana and how marijuana-use can also affect heart rhythms, which can in turn cause palpitations or arrhythmias (Drug Facts Marijuana). ... Opponents of the legalization of marijuana belie...

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The law defines stalking as placing a person in fear of his or her safety, even without intent to carry out the threat.4 Being famous increasingly means living in fearSeventeen percent of the stalker's victims are celebrities.6 "Stalking of celebrities is not done by your average autograph hound.7 The stalking behavior due to delusional disorders affects 3 out of every 10,000 people and only 1%-2% of all mental patients," Dietz says. " But it is increasing as our culture promotes celebrities as the religion of the day."8 "The knowing of the habits and secrets of celebrities has become a n...

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Everyone knows the government won't do anything for Americans unless they're making the most money out of the deal. ... Not to mention that these same people that run our country, and make up the laws are the people making most of the money off illegal drugs in The United States. ... There would be a significant drop in crime in the nation, as well as an increase of happiness, and a new prosperous market for many people to indulge in. ...

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