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UPDATED - Tennessee "Crack Tax" - Tax for Drug Dealers!

posted January 15, 2007 - 3:12pm
UPDATED - Tennessee "Crack Tax" - Tax for Drug Dealers!

This is clever!

The State of Tenessee has a "crack tax" that raised $2 million dollars in 2006.

How does this work?

Drug dealers are suppose to confidentially buy stamps for their drug sales.

What happens if dealers don't buy the stamps and get caught for dealing?< b>

They get prosecuted for both drug dealing and tax evasion.

What happens if dealers buy the stamps and get caught for dealing?

They don't get in trouble for tax evasion.

Where does this money go?

Anti-drug programs.

This is quite clever. What do you guys think?

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Oh, crack dealers are the most honest of people.

Antonia Dwells - Tue, 2007-16-1 3:08 am
It's the plumber's crack you've gotta keep an eye on.

Antonia Dwells

Are crack-dealers

Dragonfly - Mon, 2007-15-1 6:51 pm
to be believed? Or trusted? It sounds to me like an admission that they can't keep people from getting and using it, and so they will at least get some revenue from it. What kind of drug programs will the money be used for? And who is making sure that this is what the money is used for? Sounds like a 'crack' crock to me! Dragonfly Xomba Moderator

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I think you are right.

Les Porter - Mon, 2007-15-1 5:34 pm
These ideas on the not going to jail if you got a stamp is pretty much what geo bush did in getting laws passed that allow his administration to do anything without being prosecuted. This is the same as pre-pardons I wrote to the Justice Department about last year. You can Kill, Rape, Steal (espescially steal) do drugs all in the name of bush and the war on terror, and even speed! in your car! and just show em the laws written for you and your pre-pardon get back on the road aND DO IT AGAIN! Great nation! read the constitution, see the part entitled ARTICLE V. All states, not just 2/3 or 3/4 to take the power out of Washington, back to the people. But the congressmean and senators you voted for -- they want the power in washington because it soaks up money like a sponge, but even better! LIKE EDDIE MURPHY SAID IN The Distinguished Gentleman. Its legal in DC. Same as Nashville. Get a stamp, or a pre-pardon!

Unauthorized & Unconstitutional

YoungManInc - Mon, 2007-15-1 5:05 pm
I live in Memphis Tennessee, and this is a first for me. I have never heard of this law passed by our states capitol. I did do some research on your blog and found out that this bill was passed in 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee -aka- Cashville, probably because they have more crack sells than Memphis. But, I pleade the fifth, and choose to remain anonymous when it comes to snitchin, unless somebodies going to pay me, and put my family, and I in a witness protection program (sike, just joking). Back to the "crack tax". In your blog you stated that the drug dealers buy stamps. Well it probably seems like they do but in reality the story says,drug dealers are supposed to pay taxes on illegal drugs, and alcohol. They pay confidentially(taxes on illegal drugs and alcohol), and when they do, they get a stamp. If they are caught selling illegal drugs, or alcohol without that stamp they'll be prosecuted for not only selling drugs, but for not paying their taxes too. Now I have two questions. One, does this mean a drug dealer, or gang banger can sell drugs, or bootleg liquor, as long as he has a stamp, and if arrested for selling drugs, he is exempt from going to jail? And two, does this mean that crack and marijuana is legal in Tennessee? http://www.xomba.com/xombyte/YoungManInc http://www.xomba.com/referral/777781cf Mr. R.L. Mitchell Jr.-aka-YoungManInc Technorati Profile

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