Hey remember that scene in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie when Jack Sparrow is docking his ship in Jamaica, and the harbormaster says, “It will be one shilling and you have to give me your name.” Jack counter-offers with three shillings to forget the name.
The harbormaster smiles and pockets the bribe … but as Jack walks on shore he notices the official has left a purse of moneys unattended on his desk and swipes them.
That’s basically what the hard liquor industry is trying to do with our tax code.
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