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Re: Customs question...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:42:00 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason Spears writes:
> Quite possibly the US government
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 sent things to other countries marked as gift. Depending
on the country, and here I make reference to many countries in South
America, you'd be lucky to have the recipient receive the items at all. And
you think I care if I break some customs law of another country? I don't.
Back when geographic jurisdiction meant anything, I'd still be innocent
because another country lacks jurisdiction over my person. And I would tend
to think the same would hold true for persons elsewhere, although I suppose
there may be exportation taxes in some countries (not MY problem in any case).
My sin-o-meter is not regulated by laws, BTW. Frankly, I don't even believe
in sin. And perhaps it might interest you to know that I rarely speed. We
all just pick and choose our *crimes*, don't we? I am willing to accept
that. Are you?
Jason, you may be "honesty impaired" -- the condition of engaging in
unseemly contortions just to be able to claim you were doing the "right
thing." The road to hell is paved with good intentions...
-- Hop-Frog (you don't understand the power of the darkside...)
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) No, I guess you shouldn't care what laws of another country you break. (...) Yes. I am willing to accept that. We do pick and choose which ones are important to us, as individuals. (...) I think your wrong on that point. I know I don't contort (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Is that how you define "honesty"? Or is that how you define "moral"? Is honesty necessarily moral? If you ask me, if you're honest with respect to putting the little "gift" mark on a package, then you *DON'T* mark it as a gift no matter *WHAT* (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) 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.) (...) But is this a victimless crime? If you (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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