News » Infographic: The Cost of the War on Drugs

This infographic from Credit Loan, the cost of the War on Drugs is visually staggering. Since its inception in 1971 – 40 years of spending – the cost to the American taxpayers has been over $1 trillion and the proposed budget for 2011 is set to increase once again to $15.6 billion. That number is dwarfed when compared to the total spent by the US Government as well as State Governments – a whopping $77.8 billion per year – out of our pockets.

Can you think of a better way to spend $77.8 billion?

[source Credit Loan]

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