Mini Case 4 Legalizing Marijuana

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1.The first point that would need to be made in order to legalize marijuana would be to start an interest group dedicated to solving this problem. The interest group would provide the necessary amount of people and resources to spread their view by various media outlets and protesting. After rallying intensely for this cause the people in charge of policy making would no longer be able to ignore the peoples wants. Once the group has people higher in ranking listening to them they can then share their demands for having marijuana legalized. While not all demands will be kept around or acted on, the groups most thoughtful ideas on how to gain the legalization of marijuana will be put towards the formation of an agenda. They will then decided on what their most impactful and persuasive point is and use that as the “brand” or “face” of the interest group. The groups’ agenda must be extremely strong in …show more content…
The administration also hoped that by cutting the taxes of big-time businessmen would allow them to devote more of their paycheck to providing the investments that most small businesses need. In order for supply side economics to run smoothly, the wealthier class must make smart business investments to help the economy grow. But the one problem with this policy is that it was based solely on the wealthy peoples willingness to invest. If they did not then the policy would fail dramatically. The Reagan administration policy would not stand without people’s willingness to invest, which would lead to many devastating outcomes. Sure enough, the wealthy class’s decision not to invest sent the economy into a downward spiral. Leading to high unemployment of the middle and lower class and the economy’s activity slowed drastically. Ultimately leading the country in to a

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