It would be great if that would happen with the modern prohibition but tax revenue probably won't get low enough. It's an interesting parallel that Prohibition ended at least in part because of needed tax revenue, and the Harrison Tax Act was a trap. The fact that is was acceptable to regulate tax the majority drug of choice, and not opium and cocaine is very telling.

As I understand it,simple possession of alcohol was not illegal,only the manufacture and sale.I read somewhere that the reason for this was that the thinking of the time dictated that it would be ridiculous for the govt to invade a mans castle to sieze alcohol.totally unAmerican

Because of the massive deficit? They just asked congress to up the debt limit which is close to $10 trillion!

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