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Cigarettes have cost $6 a pack in the US for over a decade and nobody bootlegs these. Same for beer, at $6-12 for a 6-pack. Bootlegging is generally a short t
by randcraw 7y ago
Cigarettes have cost $6 a pack in the US for over a decade and nobody bootlegs these. Same for beer, at $6-12 for a 6-pack.
Bootlegging is generally a short term response to diminished access. But soon after the controls arise, demand generally shifts elsewhere to less inconvenient alternatives.
I can think of no examples of continuing bootlegging in the US, aside from piracy of media, which is another kettle of fish.
- scarface74 7y agoThis is the result of giving the police yet another tool to harass people for minor offenses. Whether Eric Garner was bootlegging cigarettes or not - do you think it was worth it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner