Paying With Our Sins

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17gillespie.html?_r=1

"Here’s a better idea — and one that will help the federal and state governments fill their coffers: Legalize drugs and then tax sales of them. And while we’re at it, welcome all forms of gambling (rather than just the few currently and arbitrarily allowed) and let prostitution go legit too. All of these vices, involving billions of dollars and consenting adults, already take place. They just take place beyond the taxman’s reach."

This illustration is by David Sandlin, who was the Lamar Dodd Chair last year.