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Re: Customs question...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:08:34 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.market.theory, Jason Spears writes:
> > In lugnet.market.theory, Richard Marchetti writes:
> > > In lugnet.market.theory, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > > > If you or I decide to do it anyway, it doesn't make it not a lie.
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> > > Okay. So what? Is lying of this type supposed to rate high on the
> > > sin-o-meter? I barely care, nor do many others I suspect.
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> > So your saying it's ok to sin a little bit? What if I steal only a little
> > bit? Would that be ok? I don't think it is. Where do you draw the line?
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> Is it a sin to break a law that is morally incorrect?
> Is it a sin to abide by a law that is morally incorrect?
So who gets to decide what is morally incorrect? You? Me? Isn't breaking the
law, breaking the law? (Hmm, about to kill my entire arguement here, but I
guess I break the law regularly by speeding.)
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> Stealing is way different than evading customs impositions that hinder free
> trade or than evading laws against victimless crimes, for example.
But is this a victimless crime? If you aren't paying those duties, somebody is
losing out on that money. Quite possibly the US government,(And it could be
said that they get enough of money already,) but regardless of everything else,
they do more good than bad, IMO, and need that money for one thing or another.
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> FUT ot.debate
-Jason
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| (...) Actually, no. Since we are essentially immune to this silly customs tax (certainly, I have never been thusly taxed as a person in the U.S.) if we white lie by marking items as "gifts" or "cadeaux" we do so for the benefit of others. I have (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Is it a sin to break a law that is morally incorrect? Is it a sin to abide by a law that is morally incorrect? Stealing is way different than evading customs impositions that hinder free trade or than evading laws against victimless crimes, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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