The Works Progress Administration was one of the most innovative New Deal programs that FDR brought about to try to handle the terrifying reality of The Great Depression. This program essentially employed the unemployed to partake in things like building public works projects and construction. This program took many people in need of money to support their families off the streets and gave them a substantial job.
Now how could I possibly relate this to the ongoing "War On Drugs" in America?
The leading reasoning behind a lot of drug trafficking and sales in urban underprivileged neighborhoods has a lot to do with the fact that those people have literally no way of supporting themselves or their families. If we enacting a modern day WPA program in our lower class neighborhoods we would be taking young people of color off the streets and helping them beat the system of institutionalized racism. The public buildings and roadways they would be building would also positively impact the community. It would be a win all around the board for everyone involved. There would be less drug trafficking in these neighborhoods, these run down neighborhoods would be able to have some nicer resources, and this "War On Drugs" may be dulled down somewhat in the eyes of the conservative party.
Our government has spent far more than it should have on trying to halt the exchanging of illegal drugs on our streets. I think building up our society is a far better way to help everyone. We would be putting less people in jail and prison for drugs crimes which would help with the ridiculous overcrowding the war on drugs has caused.
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