Racism: Obama Style

[custosnox]

And if you could buy the better quality bourbon without the tax, it would be tempting to do so, yes?

to better equate this, if you were a tequllia drinker, would you rather pay the extra for the stuff down the street that was taxed, or less for the same thing that came up from mexico without getting taxed?  That reminds me, I still need to open that bottle up (I won't mention which of the two it is)

[FOTD]

to better equate this, if you were a tequllia drinker, would you rather pay the extra for the stuff down the street that was taxed, or less for the same thing that came up from mexico without getting taxed?  That reminds me, I still need to open that bottle up (I won't mention which of the two it is)

Make sure you eat the worm.

[nathanm]

Government can't simply legalize anything.  No, they need to control and tax it which leaves it still wide open for a contraband market.  Legalizing weed would have minimal impact on border violence.  Many people would choose to buy un-taxed pot if given the choice between $50 an ounce or $100 an ounce.

If it's easily available, even with a significant tax, the profit in smuggling will be drastically reduced. Most people buy legal cigarettes, or at least ones they believe are legal. Pretty much the only folks that don't are those running around looking for loosies because they only have 50 cents to their name and want to blow it on a smoke.

At this point in that market, most of the problem is on the merchant end, which is much easier to deal with, and doesn't involve armed gangs smuggling stuff across the border.

Edited to add: Custosnox, did you get that bottle from a friend (or yourself in Mexico, which is perfectly legal), or did you buy it from some shady guy who bought it from a smuggler who brought it up from Mexico?

[guido911]

Make sure you eat the worm.

"Eat the worm" in this thread and "teabagging" in another thread. Hmmm.

[Conan71]

"Eat the worm" in this thread and "teabagging" in another thread. Hmmm.

I think FOTD throats the worm...

[custosnox]

If it's easily available, even with a significant tax, the profit in smuggling will be drastically reduced. Most people buy legal cigarettes, or at least ones they believe are legal. Pretty much the only folks that don't are those running around looking for loosies because they only have 50 cents to their name and want to blow it on a smoke.

At this point in that market, most of the problem is on the merchant end, which is much easier to deal with, and doesn't involve armed gangs smuggling stuff across the border.

Edited to add: Custosnox, did you get that bottle from a friend (or yourself in Mexico, which is perfectly legal), or did you buy it from some shady guy who bought it from a smuggler who brought it up from Mexico?

actually, didn't buy it.  Fixed a computer for a mexican who went home for the weekend and brought it back as payment for the repair.  I wasn't saying mine was smuggled though, just reminded me that I needed to break into it lol.

[guido911]

I think FOTD throats the worm...

I literally laughed so hard I nearly booted up my potato chips.

[nathanm]

actually, didn't buy it.  Fixed a computer for a mexican who went home for the weekend and brought it back as payment for the repair.  I wasn't saying mine was smuggled though, just reminded me that I needed to break into it lol.

Oh, well here we are again at perfectly legal. Darn, I was hoping I'd finally found the one guy in town who buys illegal alcohol that isn't moonshine.

BTW, if you need any help with that tequila, let me know. 

[RecycleMichael]

Do you know the difference between moonshine and ethanol? Nothing.

I'm thinking of firing up a still. If the revenuers come after me, I'll just use the "fuel for my tractor" defense.

[custosnox]

Oh, well here we are again at perfectly legal. Darn, I was hoping I'd finally found the one guy in town who buys illegal alcohol that isn't moonshine.

BTW, if you need any help with that tequila, let me know. 

Now, of course, there is all the 6.0 beer that I bootleg in from out of state... oh, did I just type that out loud?

[nathanm]

Do you know the difference between moonshine and ethanol? Nothing.

I'm thinking of firing up a still. If the revenuers come after me, I'll just use the "fuel for my tractor" defense.

Hope you've actually got a tractor. And land that it would be useful on, rather than a forested and rocky outcrop somewhere deep in the Appalachians.