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Doonesbury
By Garry Trudeau
Mike Lester

Tom the Dancing Bug
By Ruben Bolling
Marshall Ramsey

Gary Markstein

Kevin Kallaugher
By KAL
Clay Jones

Joe Heller

Phil Hands

John Deering

Tim Campbell

Steve Breen

Gary Varvel

Dana Summers

Michael Ramirez

Henry Payne

Adult Children
By Stephen Beals
Robert Ariail

Steve Kelley

Cornered
By Mike Baldwin
The Duplex
By Glenn McCoy
Arlo and Janis
By Jimmy Johnson
Scott Stantis

Steve Benson

Pat Oliphant

Matt Wuerker

Stuart Carlson

Ted Rall

Mike Luckovich

Jeff Danziger

Peanuts
By Charles Schulz
Cul de Sac
By Richard Thompson
Luann
By Greg Evans and Karen Evans
FoxTrot
By Bill Amend
Stone Soup
By Jan Eliot
Big Nate
By Lincoln Peirce
Pluggers
By Rick McKee
Agnes
By Tony Cochran
Barkeater Lake
By Corey Pandolph
Ben
By Daniel Shelton
The Buckets
By Greg Cravens
Calvin and Hobbes
By Bill Watterson
Daddy's Home
By Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein
The Meaning of Lila
By John Forgetta and L.A. Rose
The Elderberries
By Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise
Family Tree
By Signe Wilkinson
Flo and Friends
By Jenny Campbell
Frazz
By Jef Mallett
Free Range
By Bill Whitehead
Geech
By Jerry Bittle
The Humble Stumble
By Roy Schneider
The K Chronicles
By Keith Knight
Lola
By Todd Clark
Maintaining
By Nate Creekmore
The Middletons
By Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers
Moderately Confused
By Jeff Stahler
On A Claire Day
By Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett
The Other Coast
By Adrian Raeside
Pickles
By Brian Crane
Real Life Adventures
By Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich
Shoe
By Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly
Jen Sorensen

Zack Hill
By John Deering and John Newcombe
Ziggy
By Tom Wilson & Tom II
Matt Davies

Matt Bors

Rob Rogers

Jeff Stahler

Drew Sheneman

Jack Ohman

Jim Morin

Walt Handelsman

Nick and Zuzu
By Nick Galifianakis
Nick Anderson

Andertoons
By Mark Anderson
Aunty Acid
By Ged Backland
Bo Nanas
By John Kovaleski
Lalo Alcaraz

On the whole, the initial economic effects of Prohibition were largely negative. The closing of breweries, distilleries, saloons , truckers, waiters, and other related trades led to the elimination of thousands of jobs. Prohibition cost the federal government a total of $11 billion in lost tax revenue, while costing over $300 million to enforce.The growth of the illegal liquor trade under Prohibition made criminals of millions of Americans who were tempted by the inflated profits of illegal activity. As the trade in illegal alcohol became more lucrative, the quality of alcohol on the black market declined, killing on average 1000 Americans each year. The effects of Prohibition on law enforcement were also negative. Police officers and Prohibition agents were tempted by bribes or the lucrative opportunity to go into bootlegging themselves. Many stayed honest, but enough succumbed to the temptation that the stereotype of the corrupt Prohibition agent or local cop undermined public trust in law enforcement. The jails and courts were overflowing demanding time that could have been devoted to other crimes.We need to learn the lesson of prohibition. Cops are spending too much time fighting the drug war. Instead, legalize everything. Let the drug companies produce it. Sell it at cost plus taxes. If the drug lords come up with something something popular on the street, legalize and produce that too. History shows that taking the “naughty” factor out of it actually decreases use. Drug lords will have no reason to “hook” young customers, since they won’t remain customers. Allow sales in bars, pharmacies. People gonna do what people gonna do. Give up the “drug war”, reap the tax rewards, cut down on the number of people we are feeding in jails and put a whole lot of drug dealers out of business, while their profits go to better causes.