Prohibition was meant to reduce the consumption of alcohol, seen by some as the devil's advocate, and by this to reduce crime, poverty, death rates, and improve the economy and the quality of life. National prohibition of alcohol, the "noble experiment", was undertaken to have less crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America (Thorton). ... The Prohibition amendment of the 1920s backfired because it was unenforceable, it caused the explosive growth of crime, and it increased the amount of a...

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However, Butler does cite past and contemporary administration of the death penalty, disparities between punishments for white-collar crimes and punishments for other crimes, more severe penalties for crack cocaine users than for powder cocaine users, and the high rate of incarceration of African-American men.2 All arguments regarding Butler's thesis must be framed within the context of these problems, if not directly addressing them. ... First, in 1984 almost 46% of those arrested for violent crimes were Black, while Blacks constitute only about 12% of the national population on the whol...

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Legalization would result in purity assurance, labeled concentration of the product, obliteration of pushers, obliteration of drug crime, savings in expensive enforcement, and significant tax revenues. ... Instead, drug-related crime increased, drug dealers from other nations brought their business to Zurich, and the health care system was overwhelmed as drug users were in constant need of resuscitation. ... As in Zurich, the Netherlands has become populated with drug lords and addicts, making it the most crime-prone nation in Europe. Furthermore, Dutch efforts to license legal heroin use quic...

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Legalization would result in purity assurance, labeled concentration of the product, obliteration of pushers, obliteration of drug crime, savings in expensive enforcement, and significant tax revenues. ... Instead, drug-related crime increased, drug dealers from other nations brought their business to Zurich, and the health care system was overwhelmed as drug users were in constant need of resuscitation. ... As in Zurich, the Netherlands has become populated with drug lords and addicts, making it the most crime-prone nation in Europe. Furthermore, Dutch efforts to license legal heroin use quic...

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LIBERTARIANISM Two hundred and twelve years ago thirty nine signatures spoke, gracing its delicate spaceless yet palatial surface with the ease and wave of a single downy bowed quill. Seventeen hundred and eighty seven was the year that the most momentous document in the United States history as well as posterity was created, approved and just two years later instituted as the foundation for a fledging yet promising nation destined for greatness. It was a great concept envisioned by extraordinary men, a system in which the people of the land reign, governing through democratically ...

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Being informed on the various types of tax fraud is the best protection against this type of crime. ... Given that tax evasion is still a problem faced today, we will conclude by introducing three recommended solutions to help eliminate this crime as a global problem. ... Tax Evasion Tax evasion occurs when a person or organization commits a crime and violates the law in order to reduce or avoid paying taxes (CRA, 2005). ... With multinational corporations protecting their benefits, the crucial victims of such crimes are the law abiding tax-payers, who have to deal with high taxes and cuts ...

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Being informed on the various types of tax fraud is the best protection against this type of crime. ... Given that tax evasion is still a problem faced today, we will conclude by introducing three recommended solutions to help eliminate this crime as a global problem. ... Tax Evasion Tax evasion occurs when a person or organization commits a crime and violates the law in order to reduce or avoid paying taxes (CRA, 2005). ... With multinational corporations protecting their benefits, the crucial victims of such crimes are the law abiding tax-payers, who have to deal with high taxes and cuts ...

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Introduction Computer technology has created a new revolution in how intellectual property is created, stored, reproduced and disseminated. Understanding intellectual property and how to protect it are some of the new challenges that we face. Of course computers have given rise to a whole new category of intellectual property, especially computer software. A major commercial program can take a team of one hundred or more highly skilled and highly paid programmers years to create and sell for hundreds of dollars per copy. The fundamental problem with intellectual property as an ethical ca...

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