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Originally Posted by mynameisjim
From an economic standpoint, who cares if people use it to buy drugs. The point of unemployment benefits is to keep that money flowing into the economy. Drug money is eventually used to purchase legitimate goods and services which are taxed.
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I have often thought about this when I see the drug cartel busts where the mansion is packed full of millions and millions of US currency. It makes me wonder how much of the funds from drug sales stays in circulation.