Practical Proposal Essay

For my practical proposal essay I have chosen to write about reforming our laws in such a way as to enable society to benefit from black markets. I would like to address the black market for drugs such as marijuana and heroine as well as the black market for prostitution. I believe that these markets have existed for many years and unfortunately criminals and people that lack moral rectitude have benefited for years from the lucrative business that comes hand in hand with many of these black markets. The reason so many of these so called "black markets" are profitable lies in the fact that they are banned from society. In other words, according to American laws, people cannot participate in these markets because our legal system forbids it. People who are addicted to substances must therefore resort to taking risks and so must the sellers of these products. It is exactly because sellers face such a great risk that they sell drugs for such profitable prices. As a result many black market sellers end up sneaking around behind society, and are able to sell drugs at such a high price because there is a perceived risk of getting caught. If this so called "risk" (the american laws that forbid these markets) were removed, these drug dealers would not yield as much power. In fact, if these items were not banned, but rather regulated by the government, and given to people in controlled amounts, the taxes from selling these products would be used for benevolent means. Many individuals argue against the legalization of drugs on the grounds that it will have an adverse affect on society. However, it is naiive and foolish to hope that drug dealers and junkies will undergo a religious experience and reform into good people. The practical thing to do is to accept reality, analyze the situation and improve society with that knowledge. In other words, voters should stop trying to prevent the legalization of drugs because it leaves the power of black markets in the hands of evil individuals. Approving the legalization of drugs would allow the government to use that money for funds for medical research, and to improve the educational system.

To be blunt, the problem is simply that voters need to stop being so conservative about black markets because these markets have and always will exist for the benefit of evil until the government is given the right to control these markets. This is a problem because society will not progress and improve if criminals continue to yield so much power over lucrative black markets. There is so much money circulating in these markets and unfortunately, none of it goes towards benevolent causes (such the search for cures for cancer) the general improvement of society. This issue is a problem for society in general ( not just a select group) because everyone faces the risk that a druggie will rob them just to gather enough money to pay for drugs. Everyone could also potentially benefit from the legalization of drugs because funds from taxes would be used for reforming education, for possibly improving freeways and performing medical research. People have and will continue to suffer if this problem is not solved because criminal activity is higher as a result of allowing these black markets to thrive. Politicians, and voters have the potential to solve this problem by promoting the legalization of drugs. The reason this problem has not been solved yet is that there is a huge discrepancy in public opinion regarding black markets. Conservatives scorn the idea of drug legalization because they believe only more evil will spawn from such a proposal. This problem can be solved by simply having politicians create bills in favor of drug legalization and having the general public vote in favor of these proposed laws. The probable benefits of my proposal is that the crime rate would decrease, medical research would improve, and the educational system will improve throughout the country. There really are no monetary costs associated with my proposal because society would actually gain monetary profits from regulating the drug industry. Perhaps there would be some costs associated with purifying these drugs and administering them...(paying nurses a salary for injecting people with heroine for instance). The only real cost is the the perceived "risk" that maybe this plan will backfire, that maybe this proposal will actually be detrimental as opposed to beneficial for society.