Money In Bad Habits Essay

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There’s Big Money In Bad Habits

There 's big money in bad habits for those who supply the goods. Habits are easy to form and it 's said that it only takes 21 days to make a habit stick. This could be a good habit, but it could be a bad habit as well.

We all know that drinking excessively or doing hard core drugs, even smoking weed can have an effect on you and your purse. The people who supply the alcohol, the weed, heroin, meth, powder or rock cocaine make big bank while you go broke. However, of those mentioned, weed is the least of anybody 's worry. In fact, it is legal in some parts of the US.

How much money is spent?

The fact that it is legal, brings in billions of dollars to help improve the state 's roads, schools, and
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They simply abuse their rights, but again, who 's surprised to hear that? They keep what they seize and the owners never face one charge. The idea of forfeiture was created so that drug lords and criminals could divert their resources, however, the 'arresting ' officers and governments are the ones who literally pocket and dispose of illegal gains.

Big money in bad habits

The Justice Department reveals that money laundering schemes are of the utmost interest to the Treasury Department. The profits from sales continues to increase and find ways of controlling it seem impossible.

The supposed war on drugs brings in over $600 billion each and every year and the numbers continue to increase over time. I don 't know about you, but I 'd say there 's big money in bad habits.

This is in the US (leader in international drug trafficking) and not in Mexico and it only relates to drugs, not alcohol, not cigarettes,nor is it relative to shopaholics, porn fanatics, gambling addictions.

You like gambling?

While it 's supposed to be a source of entertainment, plenty of people gamble for a living. They take their game seriously. Take a look at this story
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People who are addicted to gambling write bad checks, steal from others and those in position embezzle money from businesses and corporations.

Las Vegas Anybody?

It 's estimated that over 30 million people go to Las Vegas each year. On the average, these visitors spend a few hundred per day or more in a four hour period. Those who are 65 and older are among the largest group to visit the casinos. It 's not surprising that $20 billion was spent on gambling, but that was just in Australia and in 2009. Well, it doesn 't stop there.

Because they may have a gambling addiction, those gamblers will turn to alcohol and drugs to relieve their pain and suffering. It 's a vicious cycle. Yes, my friends, there 's big money in bad habits!

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