Cannabis Will Save The United States Economy

First off, I would like to state to my viewers that this is all in my opinion. I do not identify with the left or right wing because both parties are wrong. Both sides want to point fingers and blame one another and the government, and I’m not for that noise anymore.

I’m for getting the job done. Both parties are currently in a state of paralysis by analysis. I’m not a cannabis user. I’m more than willing to post drug screens to prove to you that I do not consume cannabis in any way.

I believe that cannabis should be legalized to save the American economy, and I feel like it’s just common sense from there. It’s been proven that we can impose taxes on products like tobacco to help pay for certain things around the United States. Admittedly, I do not know what these taxes pay off and I have a real problem with that. I feel like it should be common knowledge to know what taxes pay off what.

In this I’m going to propose some solutions to help pay off the national debt and how cannabis could potentially give the citizens of the United States a second for form of social security.

Realities we Must Face

#1 We’ll Never See Our Social Security Checks

Look, for you habitual cannabis smokers out there, you’re going to have to come to peace with the idea that Marijuana will be taxed the holy crap out of. But it’s up to the citizens of the United Sates to make sure that it’s being taxed responsibly.

Before we jump into why cannabis will save the United States, I want to talk about some realities. If you’re a 20 year old kid like me (or even in your thirties to early forties), you most likely will not see your social security checks when you turn 65. It’s harsh, but it’s true. Even though social security is being taken out of your paycheck every two weeks, you’re not going to get it back. It’s going to the baby boomers and taking care of them which is fine.

My only problem with not being able to see social security when I turn 65 is that I worked my whole life to get that back and I know I’m not. There has to be a way to get some of the government’s money put back into our pocket.

It’s a load of bologna that the government is great at taking our money, but is very poor about giving it back. However, there is a way that we can build an industry that will pay off the national debt and receive money for doing such. I would like my viewers opinions on this idea.

#2 The Government Cannot Payoff The National Debt

It’s apparent that the United Sates government cannot pay the national debt. According to Brillig.com, the National Debt as of April 28th is $17,447,246,879,167.38. If we were to divide that by the number of people in the United States, each individual’s debt would be approximately $54,845.80. Now what exactly is the government doing to pay off this debt? To me, it seems as if they have very little intentions to pay what they owe, and if the intention is there, it’s an extremely sub par effort. The government is not doing anything to stop printing money because as we know, if the United States government needs more money all they have to do is print it.

What I’m saying is what the people of the United states feel already. I’m not saying anything that’s different, and I’m not the only one who feels this way. I’m just calling the government out. I’m looking for someone to get things done. You would think these 6 year MBA economists would figure something out by now. I feel that both parties are wrong because the only thing the democrats and republicans can agree on is paying themselves, which again is fine because they have families to feed too.

How Cannabis Will Save The United States

These realizations show that by creating the new industry, ‘Cannabis,’ can show some real opportunity. We’re already spending $20 billion a year on cannabis prohibition as is. It’s apparent that there is profit potential here otherwise teenage kids and black market trades wouldn’t be trying so hard to turn over a buck. Which is messed up but true. I’m going to lay out my plan and suggestions. Again, I would just like to point out that this is strictly my opinion and not endorsed or taken from any other campaign.

#1 The National Debt Will Be Paid Off

The government has no intention to pay off our national debt. When we legalize cannabis we should impose a tax on it. That means all cannabis related products will be marked up 5% (for the sake of numbers), and the citizens of the United states can find some comfort that there is a tax being put into play that is directly paying off the national debt.

There is true potential in cannabis. As I said before, I do not support cannabis for recreational use but to maximize taxing potential, we need to.

Cannabis can be used to make paper, ropes, roofing materials, and other various building equipment. With that said, vendors of cannabis are not going to be making profit on selling pot to stoners but rather building materials for contractors and hardware stores to purchase. In addition, the government is more than likely going to propose that anyone wanting to sell cannabis or cannabis related products will need a license (similar to a liquor license). Therefore, not only will a vendor (or grower) require a license but so will the distributor (or any seller). Any money put towards the purchase of these licenses will go straight to the national debt.

Now if we go back and look at the chain of handlers, we see that there is the vendor, the distributor, and the consumer. Right there in this transaction between vendor and distribution, the cannabis has been taxed twice (once by vendor obtaining a license and twice when the distributor buys his license) and is destined to be taxed a third time once consumer acquisition occurs when they pay their typical taxes.

#2 We Will Receive a Form of Social Security

If the government can afford to put $20 billion toward cannabis prohibition, they can definitely put that back into the citizens of the United States. Cannabis will save the United States if the government puts an incentive on purchasing cannabis related items. If the government opens another form of social security where they pay in instead of the citizens, we can have retirement checks by the time we’re 65.

The way it will work is the government will mandate the national debt tax on all cannabis related products and they will match 50% (or 2.5% of the 5% tax proposed above) of the national debt tax into a form of social security. This leaves people in the retiring generations to come can claim their fair social security checks at the age of 65.

Overall, I think there is a real opportunity here and Americans are definitely missing out. With my proposed ideas, not only will the whole, “Legalize Marijuana,” campaign blow over, but so will the $17.5 trillion national debt. It is honestly a win-win situation for everyone involved!