Unintended Job Opportunity – Tobacco Bootlegging
Never underestimate the American entrepreneurial spirit. Bureaucrats plan to take all the “good stuff” out of tobacco.. because government knows what’s best for you. FDA approved tobacco will not satisfy smokers.
But we are American’s with a history of adapting to and overcoming such nonsense. The prohibition on alcohol spawned job opportunities such as bathtub gin, whiskey runners, speakeasy’s and countless other tax-exempt cottage industries. And that’s not to mention the revenuers that will be needed to enforce the laws… and accept bribes.
The bootleggers, as of today are gearing up. There will be cigarette factories in every city, every town, and every hamlet manufacturing cigarettes with enough nicotine in them to satisfy the smoker. And they will sell like candy! Bootleggers stand to make a fortune… tax-free. And, like the original prohibition, the general public will be pulling for the bootleggers.
via Faultline USA: Coming Soon: Illegal Cigarettes at a Bootlegger Near You!.
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.
August 8th, 2010 at 2:41 am
Electronic cigarette smokers like the mental image of smoking. The motivation may be inspired on the mouthful of the nicotine or the mortal act of having an.
May 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
That was a brilliant post,You learn something totally new each day.
July 11th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Who is this Larry guy?
Well, he’s a 53+ year old God fearin’ American. Raised in the sticks of Missouri, traveled the world for 12 years with the US Navy and settled down in the heart of Indiana. Now, I just want the government to leave my family and our stuff alone.
DITTO!!!!