Mises Daily
Author:
Paul Armentano
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Numbers never lie. Or do they? With government, it’s simply a matter of who’s keeping the books. Take America’s so-called war on drugs, for instance. Last year, Congress earmarked nearly $19 billion—nearly twice what it spent on military operations in Afghanistan—to enforce U.S. drug laws. This year’s totals, however, are remarkably different.