Comments on: Tobacco Smugglers for Freedom

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:12:26 +0000

Sheesh, with the upcoming “sin taxes” (hah, goobernmint preaching about sin)on pop, I can see folks brewing their own Ginger Ale & Rootbeer and bootlegging it. Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton must be laughing his ass off in the great moonshine distillery in the sky!

By: Madison Classical Liberal

Madison Classical Liberal — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:41:59 +0000

The Wisconsin mafia (a.k.a. politicians) cry about black market cigarettes selling online. The Wisconsin mafia gets angry because an unintended consequence has been that foreigners they call terrorists have been able to sell large amounts of cigarettes and thereby reap enormous revenues. Senator Herb Kohl (WI) thinks a law to crack down on illegal tobacco sales should stop this funding of terrorism. It would actually be the reduction of tax to zero on cigarettes that would reduce the revenues to terrorists. The Wisconsin mafia is so stupid, it helps fund other mafias around the world.

By: Rich Paul

Rich Paul — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:10:51 +0000

I was once a tobacco smuggler, in another state, maybe even in another lifetime. Or maybe I dreamed it…

but I converted 5 people to self-identify as Libertarian, just by preaching economics and pointing out that the State was not their friend, and that business was.

It was a good thing.

By: Mike Gogulski

Mike Gogulski — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:33:13 +0000

Very nice find, Brad!

Back in 2003 in Santa Cruz, California, there was one shop that was selling untaxed cigarettes manufactured in Paraguay. The quality was rather poor, but at about $15/carton instead of the usual $35, passing on top quality was a rather easy decision to make.

Han Solo was a smuggler before he helped destroy the Death Star, by the way.