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> subsidising death of American citizens via fentayl. LOL, do you really think people buy chinese fentanyl 'cos the shipping per gram is a few cents cheaper th

> subsidising death of American citizens via fentayl. LOL, do you really think people buy chinese fentanyl 'cos the shipping per gram is a few cents cheaper than it would be if they had to pay higher shipping rents?

lenkite 6y ago
I made a terrible mistake by my short, snarky answers without citations because I mistakenly assumed that most people were already aware of this. But it seems that I was utterly wrong. (also I did not downvote you) Please read this report by the US trade commission. I can quote further citations if needed, but this one is a succinct briefing. https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/executive_briefings/ebot_george_serletis_fentanyl_from_china_pdf.pdf https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/executive_briefings/e... Please also read the United States Senate Sub-committee on Investigations Staff Report. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Combatting%20the%20Opioid%20Crisis%20-%20Exploiting%20Vulnerabilities%20in%20International%20Mail1.pdf https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Combatting%20the%... "The preferred method of the international online (fentayl) sellers is Express Mail Service (“EMS”), a global delivery service for documents and merchandise contained in letters and package." Further reading in that report will show you how difficult it was to scan/inspect e-packet shipments due to immense volume.
Moru 6y ago
No, the problem is that the drugs disappear in the flood of cheap legal packages sent because it's so cheap to send small items. It also contributes to the dismounting of American industry. When the poor people can't make any money to buy things made in USA because their jobs got exported to China, the next level of workers in USA will also lose their jobs and this will just continue for the next level and sooner or later hit the software world too.

lenkite 6y ago

I made a terrible mistake by my short, snarky answers without citations because I mistakenly assumed that most people were already aware of this. But it seems that I was utterly wrong. (also I did not downvote you) Please read this report by the US trade commission. I can quote further citations if needed, but this one is a succinct briefing. https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/executive_briefings/ebot_george_serletis_fentanyl_from_china_pdf.pdf https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/executive_briefings/e... Please also read the United States Senate Sub-committee on Investigations Staff Report. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Combatting%20the%20Opioid%20Crisis%20-%20Exploiting%20Vulnerabilities%20in%20International%20Mail1.pdf https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Combatting%20the%... "The preferred method of the international online (fentayl) sellers is Express Mail Service (“EMS”), a global delivery service for documents and merchandise contained in letters and package." Further reading in that report will show you how difficult it was to scan/inspect e-packet shipments due to immense volume.

Moru 6y ago

No, the problem is that the drugs disappear in the flood of cheap legal packages sent because it's so cheap to send small items. It also contributes to the dismounting of American industry. When the poor people can't make any money to buy things made in USA because their jobs got exported to China, the next level of workers in USA will also lose their jobs and this will just continue for the next level and sooner or later hit the software world too.