tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5315449397545790170..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: NYC is the Cigarette Smuggling Capital of the United StatesRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32993228124066583472017-11-14T10:26:36.862-05:002017-11-14T10:26:36.862-05:00"...the state lost $1.63 billion because of u..."...the state lost $1.63 billion because of untaxed sales..." certainly written by a statist. The state didn't lose anything, the heroic smugglers prevented the state from stealing $1.63B from its citizens!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15395009494979106632017-11-14T08:03:29.485-05:002017-11-14T08:03:29.485-05:00In New Zealand, (described as top five freest coun...In New Zealand, (described as top five freest country in world) packs of Ciggies are sold at about 20 us dollars a pack and may go higher than that. basically it's caused something of a crime wave with hoodlums hitting 24hr gas stations in search of tobaccoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42499922353477211642017-11-13T09:18:26.638-05:002017-11-13T09:18:26.638-05:00Let me be one to applaud the smugglers! Bravo fol...Let me be one to applaud the smugglers! Bravo folks! Bravo!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622350027166654627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87781041455025124292017-11-12T20:44:05.730-05:002017-11-12T20:44:05.730-05:00Given that most laws are unjust I'm usually pr...Given that most laws are unjust I'm usually pro-crime. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69193542069826883002017-11-12T20:37:00.420-05:002017-11-12T20:37:00.420-05:00The smuggler, what a beautiful dedication to custo...The smuggler, what a beautiful dedication to customer service. Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548878643369429783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91975495669123393302017-11-12T20:01:32.184-05:002017-11-12T20:01:32.184-05:00I've heard of a fella from these parts that sp...I've heard of a fella from these parts that spends half his year in Mn and the other in Az, knowing the price of cigs in both places he stops in Missouri and buys enough to last for whatever direction he's headed. But that's only a rumor.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745714502408028624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30802754416684368702017-11-12T18:46:11.869-05:002017-11-12T18:46:11.869-05:00My family's best times economically were prior...My family's best times economically were prior to the repeal of the Volstead Act. Having been born ten years later, my soul was cared for but I do not have a trucking company. My grandfather prospered by meeting people's needs. For a time in high school I was 18 and had access to cigarettes at $2.50 a carton for which those not so situated paid me twice that amount. Sent off to a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6885610588762369182017-11-12T11:30:45.386-05:002017-11-12T11:30:45.386-05:00Your comments are a small reminder of why we love ...Your comments are a small reminder of why we love to come to EPJ! Keep up the good work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176745774051281123noreply@blogger.com