The Pros And Cons Of Prohibition

A socialist program that was in fact “eradicated” was Prohibition. Some of the remnants of the law still affect our culture locally but it was a bad law that was rightfully repealed. Prohibition was brought on by politically correct people who thought they had a better idea and the power to tell you how to live your life. The result was a lawless repudiation of government regulation. The regulation was summarily disobeyed and created an enterprise known as organized crime. This was a purely behavioral law emblematic of socialism on steroids. The defeat was total and we never looked back and repeal was grandstand way to eradicate it but the bureaucratic regulation of the sale and use of liquor remains to this day. On the other hand, the income and estate (death) tax system is another socialist based law that unfortunately has not gone the way of Prohibition. It was brought about giving the federal government an expanded power to tax. In my opinion a classic error in judgement that surround every aspect of our lives. It still persists to today, but worldwide.

People of the next generation seem to forget the ills of socialism or they just get used to living with them. The resurgence of socialism occurs when there is a prosperity bubble like the Roaring 20s, the 80s and the Dot.com era of the 90s. Socialists instigate a disenfranchised group by with a series of half-truths to gain political favor. Sadly, it works. Today we are looking at socialized medicine and climate change as the banner for trying it again. These will fail but let’s look back at the history of government confiscation by