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Drug decriminalization has been a horrific failure. Legalization just let's these problems become (worse) epidemics.

Taxation in California has proven to be a huge incentive to black market growers who can grow and sell tax free. The legal seller has the weight of taxation.

Your suggestions are basically a recipe for greater disaster.

What country isn't addicted to cheap foreign labor?

Police surveillance provides actual safety. How much crime is in the cities you've lived in?

I lived in a city with a decade of record murders and now live in a city with epidemic property crime. I'd love some actual effective policing.

And US health care is so well loved the assassin of a Healthcare CEO is widely sympathized with.

I'd say Singapore is a modern miracle.

Japan has no drug problem because it has strong borders.

It has a decent medical system to preempt or treat psychiatric symptoms.

And it has federal level construction laws to allow housing to be built anywhere. So look up "cheapest housing in tokyo" where you can rent a tiny place for $100/month.

Japan has smartly designed and compassionate infrastructure. It's not just "culture"