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: What "rise in gangsterism"?  And what significance would it have?  Simply to ask the questions is to demonstrate the absurdity of the theory.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 23:53, 15 May 2008 (EDT)

: What "rise in gangsterism"?  And what significance would it have?  Simply to ask the questions is to demonstrate the absurdity of the theory.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 23:53, 15 May 2008 (EDT)

I was only asking what is wrong with "the often taught 'gangster' explanation." I learned that organized crime and illegal alcohol sales in the 1920s were directly related. Organized crime occurs only when there is money or some other form of personal gain to be made of off something illegal. Its just common sense. Selling and transporting alcohol was illegal then, and according to Ferno's information that alcohol consumption decreased by only 30 percent[http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/volstead-act/], there was plenty of money to be made. It wasn't a coincidence that organized crime became prominent with bosses like Al Capone and Bugs Moran in this time period.  They got rich because they were the heads of crime organizations that were illegally transporting and selling alcohol.  Why is this argument significant? Because a piece of legislation that has the effect of increasing organized crime without providing a solution to it at the same time is not what I, or anyone I know,  would call  great conservative legislation.--[[User:JArneal|JArneal]] 15:51, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

I was only asking what is wrong with "the often taught 'gangster' explanation." I learned that organized crime and illegal alcohol sales in the 1920s were directly related. Organized crime occurs only when there is money or some other form of personal gain to be made of off something illegal. It's just common sense. Selling and transporting alcohol was illegal then, and according to Ferno's information that alcohol consumption decreased by only 30 percent[http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/volstead-act/], there was plenty of money to be made. It wasn't a coincidence that organized crime became prominent with bosses like Al Capone and Bugs Moran in this time period.  They got rich because they were the heads of crime organizations that were illegally transporting and selling alcohol.  Why is this argument significant? Because a piece of legislation that has the effect of increasing organized crime without providing a solution to it at the same time is not what I, or anyone I know,  would call  great conservative legislation.--[[User:JArneal|JArneal]] 15:51, 16 May 2008 (EDT)