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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.
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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.
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