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Re: Customs question...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 13 Nov 2001 21:10:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason Spears writes:
> > Quite possibly the US government
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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 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).
No, I guess you shouldn't care what laws of another country you break.
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> 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?
Yes. I am willing to accept that. We do pick and choose which ones are
important to us, as individuals.
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> 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...
I think your wrong on that point. I know I don't contort things to my benefit,
and so I can claim I was doing the "right thing". I am not a person who won't
admit when they are wrong. When I am wrong I admit it freely.(I fact I do,
almost daily, with my fiancee. ) On that note, I think perhaps I was a little
out of line with my comment "You went to the best schools and law school, but
apparently you didn't learn the best morals." So I apologize.
But I still feel that you shouldn't mismark a package just to avoid duties.
-Jason
> -- Hop-Frog (you don't understand the power of the darkside...
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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