Stop buying contraband in Poland! Really?

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Edited by: pawian Nov 1, 11, 22:36 #1

Quarter of adult Poles buy smuggled goods
31.10.2011 08:29
One-in-four Poles have admitted to an opinion pollster that they have, at sometime, bought goods that they knew were contraband.
Twenty three percent told the CBOS pollsters that they had bought smuggled goods, usually cigarettes or alcohol.
Five percent said that they had bought contraband petrol.
Men are three times more likely to buy smuggled goods, finds the survey.

The Polish government started a campaign: Stop to Smuggling! They claim it costs the state`s budget 6 billions zlotys annually. This money could create 200.000 new workplaces, a few hundred creches, or a tunnel for Tricity, or other facilities.

I don`t know what to think about it. The budget loses, indeed, and that`s umpatriotic, but what about millions of poor people in Poland who buy cheaper contraband goods? They spend less, don`t they?

Could you discuss it in a clever way so I know which side to support?

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Nov 1, 11, 23:18 #2
pawian: Quarter of adult Poles buy smuggled goods i probably would too, if i trusted the seller and the source. so, no russian vodka, thanks. i don't actually go out of my way to look for these things. i hardly drink and i'm trying to cut down on ciggies anyway. in an ideal world it would be better if it didn't happen, but i also doubt that i'd see the benefit of that 6 billion zl

pawianThreads: 90 Posts: 5,415 Joined: May 30, 08 ♂	Nov 1, 11, 23:25 #3
Wroclaw: i don't actually go out of my way to look for these things. i hardly drink and i'm trying to cut down on ciggies anyway. So do I. I don`t remember buying any smuggled goods. Wroclaw: but i also doubt that i'd see the benefit of that 6 billion zl Yes, that`s what I feel, too.

isthatu2Threads: 13 Posts: 5,228 Joined: Apr 3, 08 ♂	Edited by: isthatu2 Nov 1, 11, 23:25 #4
Atleast they dont try to tell you that buying a knock off DVD from some fella down the market is funding international terrorism lol Ladies,dont buy that hooky Gucci handbag,if you do Al Quada gets a new AK 74....... BTW, If anyones interested Ive just come in possesion of a full set of front landing gear for some airplane(only used once), drop us a pm if interested.

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Nov 2, 11, 00:10 #5

after a little thought:

why folks here don't have much guilt about such things. twenty years ago some of what was bought was 'made in Poland'. this included the latest music cassettes, films that hadn't actually been released in the cinema, clothes that were identical to leading brands, computer software that came from someones living-room. and there were even cards to watch sky tv, although they had to be updated every month or so.

now we have illegal downloads of music and films, which i know also goes on in other countries too.

the reason twenty-five percent admit to accepting smuggled goods is: because it was ok in the past so it's ok now.

isthatu2Threads: 13 Posts: 5,228 Joined: Apr 3, 08 ♂	Nov 2, 11, 00:21 #6
When Ive heard a Pole talk about how she smuggled george orwell books through the berlin wall and back into Poland in the early 80s it doesnt exactly surprise me people are happy to buy a few Ukrainian cigs :)

f stopThreads: 33 Posts: 2,861 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Nov 2, 11, 00:50 #7
government as the middleman begging not to get cut out. ;) By the same logic, you should buy the most expensive car and go out to restaurants instead of cooking at home. If you don't, you're depriving someone of their job. Horsesht.

Wroclaw_666Threads: 3 Posts: 69 Joined: Sep 20, 11 ♂	Nov 3, 11, 22:50 #8
It's illegal, but will exist so long as people buy smuggled goods. The problem isn't even in any poverty in my opinion. People buy cigarettes and alcohol. I'm pretty sure that at least 50% of people buying illegal goods can afford for the same goods in a shop.

RevokeNiceThreads: 21 Posts: 2,767 Joined: Jun 20, 09 ♂	Nov 4, 11, 00:56 #9
Ah good old Lucky Strikes. A great smoke. Could never find them over here, unfortunately.

PWEIThreads: 5 Posts: 894 Joined: Jul 28, 11 ♂	Nov 4, 11, 12:23 #10
pawian: a tunnel for Tricity Why does the Tricity need a tunnel? From where to where?

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