How Did Prohibition Cause Corruption

Prohibition had began to cause corruption and problems within the government. One of the problems was “. Prohibition overburdened the court system, and it cost massive amounts of money to enforce. “ (McNeill). One of the reasons this failed was because of how much it cost it enforce the new law. The government had already lost a huge amount of money just due to not having the tax income from the alcohol and now they were losing even more money trying to enforce the new law. But the government couldn't enforce it as well as they had thought they could because of how little money they could afford to lose at this point. People had also started to ignore many of the laws. In addition “It created widespread disrespect for the law. Organized crime …show more content…
Prohibition also had another name for it, the “ "noble experiment"--was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America.” (Thornton). The intentions of prohibition once put into effect had actually turned out the opposite then what was hoped for. crime and corruption had increased tremendously. taxes on liquor were taken away but the government ended up losing money so they couldn't enforce the law well enough for it to be very effective. It also decreased health in many because of the home made products were more dangerous and harmful to the body then liquor provided by a brand because what it was being made of wasn't being regulated. These new issues were not being solved very well “It had solved few, if any, of the issues it had set out to tackle.” (Hellier). The new law of prohibition had talked very little of its goals. many were not achieved or had even a little impact on. Drinking occurred on the daily even though the amount was somewhat decreased. Many people believed that alcohol was bad, and some even thought it was evil “ Americans in favor of Prohibition expected the amendment to make the United States a perfect, wholesome place to live” (McNeill). Many people believed that this place would become a "Perfect Place" now that alcohol was gone.