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Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by SSLy on Sunday September 04, 2016 @07:54AM (#12423878)
Who would poison our liquor without government?
Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by dclowd9901 on Sunday September 04, 2016 @12:08PM (#12425058)
Churches or other "moral" institutions?
Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by DanBC on Sunday September 04, 2016 @08:37AM (#12424019)
Criminal gangs selling bootleg liquor will sometimes sell contaminated product.
Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by jeremyjh on Sunday September 04, 2016 @08:54AM (#12424084)
Due to incompetence/apathy. They have no motivation to kill their paying customers.
Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by dalke on Sunday September 04, 2016 @10:14AM (#12424434)
They do have motivation to undercut the competition and make short term profits. With many middlemen, the bootlegger's customer is rarely an end user. The end-user doesn't know who on the supply chain has adulterated the alcohol for a quick buck, and the lack of enforceable trademark protection and brand loyalty means a distiller will have less oversight on the distribution.
Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by sitkack on Sunday September 04, 2016 @10:09AM (#12424407)
Let the market decide.
Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by haroldp on Sunday September 04, 2016 @01:59PM (#12425747)
There's no such thing as a criminal gang selling bootleg liquor without a government prohibition.
Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by DanBC on Sunday September 04, 2016 @02:02PM (#12425767)
Of course there is. No matter what price alcohol is sold at it will always be cheaper for a criminal gang to sell it cheaper. There's no need for any government intervention for this to be true.