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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by avidruntime on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:54PM (#50370647)
Your point sounds sound other than the overt insinuation that its all rooted in fraud.
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by zemvpferreira on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @08:48PM (#50374040)
Money laundering taken as a whole is estimated to be the fifth largest economy in the world. Bigger than Germany’s. He’s not wrong.
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by cowlevel on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:36PM (#50375240)
IIRC in the UK specifically it's the biggest export industry. It's why the City of London (not to be confused with the city that is called London) won't ever be broken up.
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