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Cigarette Smuggling Still Rampant in Michigan, Nation
Capitol Confidential ^
| 3/3/2014
| Michael LaFaive
Posted on 03/04/2014 8:58:58 AM PST by MichCapCon
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To: Drango
Need to increase the federal tobacco tax which will reduce the arbitrage between states. That would open up the black market to smuggling cigarettes from foreign countries. The Mexican cartels, for example, would love to step in and fill the gap.
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03/04/2014 12:11:13 PM PST
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Ken H
(What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
To: varyouga
Are you saying I wouldn’t be able to get a refund in Michigan if I bought them in NY? How would they know?The scanners can't know. All they do is scan for a valid UPC, and then check if that particular store handles that item. If yes, it's good to go. The state government admits that 1/3 of the containers returned are "illegals" from other, cheaper, states. To fight this rampant lawlessness, the state has made illegal can return a felony, to be used selectively against someone they can get an easy conviction against.
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03/04/2014 12:34:39 PM PST
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300winmag
(Whatever CAN go wrong has already happened. We just don't know about it yet.)
To: varyouga
Are you saying I wouldn’t be able to get a refund in Michigan if I bought them in NY? How would they know? The ones from NY have 'Open Other End' written on the bottom.
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03/04/2014 12:55:39 PM PST
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Ken H
(What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
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