Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121208:16:02:00
Prohibition enacted on january 19th, 1920 as a result of the 18th amendment. prohibition intended to raise our collective character as alcohol was seen as the root cause of many societal evils. an $11 billion worth of tax revenue and made criminals out of once law-abiding americans. as for weeding out the criminals, organized crime thrived. by the time prohibition was repealed, one out of every 40 americans had a criminal record. the government finally decided maybe regulating alcohol was the real ticket to a moral american. >> how did we get to this level of absurdity gep? from knicks on to...
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