How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is making the world better

Re:How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is ... by lisper on Sunday October 19, 2014 @07:04PM (#8479947)

> There's absolutely no problem with tax cuts for the wealthy

The data say otherwise.

> The problem has always been deficit spending

No. In Kansas they cut spending along with taxes (no choice -- a state can't run a long-term deficit). The result has been such an unmitigated disaster that even many prominent Republicans are now supporting the Democratic candidate for governor.

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Re:How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is ... by Vernon092 on Sunday October 19, 2014 @09:39PM (#8480357)

Assuming the goal is to reduce revenue and spending, the tax cuts in Kansas have been a huge success.

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Re:How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is ... by lisper on Sunday October 19, 2014 @09:55PM (#8480409)

Yes, of course. Just like Jim Crow laws are a success if they keep the races segregated. And ultimately this will be up to the people of Kansas to decide on the quality metric they want to apply to their state's economic policy. But I think it's telling that many prominent Republican politicians are endorsing the Democratic candidate for governor. I don't think they'd be doing that if there was a consensus that the results of Sam Brownback's experiment have been a "huge success."

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