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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
No so much black market, but demand for “old” or “original” (pre government meddling) products is quite common. And you’re not too far off with the seatbelt comparison but pre DEF diesel trucks and tractors still have a ton of demand. And DEF deleting vehicle has become quite the business in the right market.
I know there are certain herbicides that have been banned which people will pay a premium for should they be able to source them, or bring them home from the US. Neither has turned citizens into criminals but there are ways around regulations that some get off on trying to find.
Oh and Satellite TV use to be a big one, getting US (unregulated) satellite as kid was hours upon hours of 80’s/ 90’s joy. Having “a guy” guaranteed Wrestling, hockey, porn and movies 24/7. So the current equivalent would be a US VPN. The internet would be a good example of how (over?) regulations have created a black market for the unregulated.
Prohibition, tobacco/ drugs bans created huge black markets turning to citizens into criminals.
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This is really what I was talking about.
Any kind of ban or restriction on tobacco / alcohol has generally resulted in an expansion of the black market for those products. This has been true since prohibition in the 20s and 30s.
Also why the government can't just infinitely raise the taxes on cigarettes because the black market is as is already huge.
Also true with weed. Also why the government has since changed their stance.
Also, what has killed more people in Canada? Guns or drinking and driving? If it were possible to just 'ban' something and make problems disappear, why not just ban alcohol?
That is where the argument falls apart, and where all the Liberal supporters start tripping over themselves trying to explain this rather ridiculous bill change.
Canada has a very decent gun ownership system despite the fact that we contend daily with smuggling across the US border, which is also where most of the gun crime comes from.