No Criminal Penalties For Drug Possession
In 2010 alone, the ‘war on drugs’ cost the federal Government $500 every second, or $15 billion total. In 2001, Portugal decriminalized all drugs, including cocaine and heroin. While distribution is still illegal, those caught for personal possession and use are dealt with in a court made up of psychologists and social workers. Instead of locking kids away for a spliff, addicts are referred to clinics. Since these moves, drug addiction has dropped 50% and drug use in Portugal is among the lowest in Europe.
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gigantes 9 year s ago
#5 how did norway turn in to "denmark" by the end of the blurb? anyway, the program is apparently called the "sovereign wealth fund." also, the reserve per citizen is apparently somewhere over $100K, not a million. at least in the world's top currency. if the money was zimbabwean or something, i guess the number would be hard to even write down without math.
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Fenrisulven 9 year s ago
It makes us NOK millionaires, not US $ millionaires ;) Here is the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Pension_Fund_of_Norway
BTW, #18 is not 100% true. We pay more taxes than we need to the rest of the year to compensate for this. This is an old odd thing created so people could have more money for Christmas.
BTW, #18 is not 100% true. We pay more taxes than we need to the rest of the year to compensate for this. This is an old odd thing created so people could have more money for Christmas.
BTW, #18 is not 100% true. We pay more taxes than we need to the rest of the year to compensate for this. This is an old odd thing created so people could have more money for Christmas.