By making liquor illegal, the American government inadvertently gave criminals a new branch of goods to monopolize on. ... " The article, The Impact of Organized Crime on Chicago, defined labor racketeering as the "involvement of gangsters in legitimate businesses where they would then pose as regular workers" (Hales and Kazmers). ... Before the criminalization of alcohol, taxes gathered from alcohol sells made up a large portion of budget funds. ... Joseph Henchman, an attorney and policy analyst who supervises the Tax Foundation's state policy, notes that Prohibitionists intro...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lincoln Steffens wrote in McClure's, an article, "The Shame of the Cities" which magnified the alliance between big business and the government in 1902. ... Charles Evans Hughes investigated malpractice in gas and insurance companies in New York. ... A fire burned up 146 women workers in 1911 at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City which aided in the fight against child labor, women labor, and other labor laws. ... Early in his presidency the 16th amendment was passed, so in 1913 he reduced import fees and enacted a gradual income tax. ... The reformers seemed limited at t...

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• Grade Level: High School