THE HIGH PRICE OF PROHIBITION
Jan 28, 2022
2 minutes
CHRIS MIDDLETON
he motivation to remove alcohol from society often rests on four social pillars: firstly, to redirect household expenditure; secondly, to reduce crimes of drunkenness, assaults and domestic abuse; thirdly, to solve economic problems of productivity, absenteeism and work safety; and finally, to limit the cost of prisons, poorhouses, and hospitals. Investigating US history offers a picture of whether these goals were
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