Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010)
by jeremyjh on Sunday September 04, 2016 @08:54AM
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Due to incompetence/apathy. They have no motivation to kill their paying customers.
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Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010)
by dalke on Sunday September 04, 2016 @10:14AM
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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.