The article emphasizes the need to consider the economic aspects of the spread of crack cocaine in the U.S. when developing legislation to address narcotics trafficking. According to the author, capitalism was the main factor for the spread of crack. The author emphasizes that Congresswoman Maxine Waters erred in blaming the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the spread of the drug. The author explains the analogy between the spread of crack and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).