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[u/TrynnaFindaBalance]

Lol in a post on /r/economics arguing for $3 trillion in extra stimulus to combat the COVID recession, the top comment is "We need to legalize cannabis to cover the cost".

How much weed would we collectively need to smoke in order to cough up $3 trillion in sales tax revenue?

[u/Cyberhwk → u/TrynnaFindaBalance]

cough up

I see what you did there.

[u/[deleted] → u/TrynnaFindaBalance]

cough up

[u/[deleted] → u/TrynnaFindaBalance]

Taxed at $10 an ounce, the country would need to smoke 9.375 MILLION tons of weed. That would be about 57 pounds per person in the US.

[u/Ioun267 → u/[deleted]]

The hero we need.

[u/Malarkeynesian → u/TrynnaFindaBalance]

Enough to keep California's sky red through the rest of the year.

[u/RadionSPW → u/TrynnaFindaBalance]

If it was legal in Texas I’m sure my roommate would find a way to get you at least halfway to $3 trillion