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Originally Posted by Nikki_Licks
I hope all states move in this direction, it would be a good thing. The only problem I see is once the government gets all this money from weed, they will just spend it recklessly and not try to bring down the national debt.....you know spend it on everything except the things it needs to be used for.
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That's pretty much a given with any government no matter what the thing is that's bringing in the new revenue. Case in point -- right here in Manitoba, back when our provinicial government legalized gambling for bars and casinos. That government-run gaming brought in over 200 million in revenue the first year, and much more every year since. You'd think injecting that much "found money" into a state or provincial budget would make highly visible and distinct differences over the course of nearly 20 years, but...
do we still have potholes in our roads and highways? Absolutely.
Did we lose our NHL hockey franchise in spite of gov't promises that they would save the team? Yup.
Did our taxes drop? Not a chance.
Does the government still complain from time to time about not having enough funds for this or that? Hell yes.
Face facts. If pot brings in an extra half million or a billion dollars to any US state you can rest assured that after 5 or 10 years you'll look back and see very little difference in infrastructure or your quality of life, as in almost no bang for the buck.
The good news is if you get high enough you really won't care about it.