>> And yet there is no evidence whatsoever for more than miniscule black
>> markets in fuel or alcohol ... and black markets in tobacco only in a
>> few locales where the taxes are well above average

In article  "Aidy"  writes:
>There is a large black market in fuel and a massive black market in 
>cigarettes.
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5099794.stm

So apparently Britain is on of those few locales.

In the US the main problem with tobacco smuggling is smuggling cigarettes
legally bought in lower-tax states into higher-tax states.


-Pete Zakel
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"I'm growing older, but not up."

		-Jimmy Buffett

> In the US the main problem with tobacco smuggling is smuggling cigarettes
> legally bought in lower-tax states into higher-tax states.

That's why I've been sat here incredulous that people claim there is no 
black market for cigs and fuel lol!

In article  "Aidy"  writes:
>> In the US the main problem with tobacco smuggling is smuggling cigarettes
>> legally bought in lower-tax states into higher-tax states.

>That's why I've been sat here incredulous that people claim there is no 
>black market for cigs and fuel lol! 

But no-one is making or selling "black-market" cigerettes -- they're buying
cigarettes in a legitimate, legal, market and smuggling them to places where
the taxes are outrageous.

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@seeheader.nospam)

Major Premise: Sixty men can do a piece of work sixty times as quickly
	as one man.

Minor Premise: One man can dig a posthole in sixty seconds;

Conclusion: Sixty men can dig a posthole in one second.