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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Wouldn't Pay

This is another amazing example of ingenuity in creating an underground economy. Every since the days of prohibition. People have been making a good living making Moonshine. This is a little different than selling drugs. You can't just get a package and start dealing. You have to learn the craft. Being good takes more than just luck. Even though they are both illegal. They attract different clients and dealers.  No one is robbing, stealing and killing to get a drink. There aren't any turf wars. Wherever you can hide you can set up shop. Your biggest worry is the ATF Agent, and not Omar.

This is as much about brotherhood as it is anything else. It's almost like the mafia in a way  Even with liquor being accessible in most places. Moonshine is still big business. That's why it's passed on for generations. If you want to go legal all you have to do is pay taxes. But that defeats the purpose. That's how this  whole thing flourished even after prohibition. The government taxed whiskey so in  the sixties. Moonshine was in demand because it was cheaper.  One major reason was. They wouldn't pay Uncle Sam.
 

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