Prohibition Argumentative Essay

overpower human behaviors which could lead to incidents against morals. This act was meant to help people keep good morals in check and live healthier, happier lives. Drinking actually became fashionable and exciting, which contrasts the entire notion of living a healthy life without alcohol as a temporary source of happiness. Many Americans drank heavily during this time and wished for the prohibition idea to end. A poem titled “The Alcohol Blues” exemplifies the outstanding desire for alcohol stating, “I’ve got the blues, I’ve got the blues I’ve got the alcoholic blues. No more beer my heart to cheer. Goodbye whiskey, you used to make me frisky so long high ball, so long gin. Oh, tell me when you’re comin’ back again” (Prohibition Repealed 1920-1933). Many American people became frustrated and their wish for the end came true – in a sense. Illegal bars called speakeasies, which sold black market liquor, began to evolve. This illegal trading allowed gangsters to gain fortunes. Bootleggers made and supplied illegal alcohol and essentially became heroes to the people who found themselves in desperate need of liquor. The government faced serious losses due to the effort on prohibition which eventually led to the end of the battle. One of the most important reasons leading to the final repeal was major costs. Enforcement costs topped over a billion dollars between passage and repeal which potentially could have gone toward other crises such as the war on poverty. It is said