Shut Down the DEA to Pay for Healthcare Reform

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Saturday October 31, 2009 · 1:08 PM PDT

2009/10/31 · 13:08

I haven’t seen this idea floated anywhere, but last night during an ah-ha moment, I thought to myself...why not? It solves more problems than just paying for Insurance Reform, it eliminates this ridiculous bureaucratic nightmare created by Nixon that creates as many problems as it solves.

The Obama Administration, with support of Gil Kerlikowske, the current Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Eric Holder, have decided not to use the term "war on drugs" because it puts emphasis on incarceration instead of treatment. What better way to focus on treatment than to include a strong drug rehabilitation program in the new health care legislation?

The DEA budget has grown from 65.2 million in 1972 to 2.6 billion in 2009. Yet illicit drug use among people 12 and older has remained relatively stable since 2002.

What if we shut down the DEA to pay for part of health insurance reform?

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 2:29 PM PDT

2008/08/29 · 14:29

John McCain has stated that radical Islamic Fundamentalism is "... is the central threat of our time, and we must understand the implications of our decisions on all manner of regional and global challenges could have for our success in defeating it." http://www.johnmccain.com/...

"...the implications of our decisions..." What are the implications of his decision to put Palin on the ticket as his vice-presidential nominee?

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Shut Down the DEA to Pay for Healthcare Reform

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