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Prohibition Leads to Junk Food Black Market

Interesting article about the rise of a junk food Black Market.



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i did

We had to go healthy when I was a senior in HS. Although it wasn't contraband pop and candy bars that weren't healthy weren't sold in the school. Let me tell you a case of pop selling for a dollar a can brings in a good profit. lol

Trevor Lyman's picture

When I was a kid I would (on

When I was a kid I would (on occasion) bring extra packs of gum to school and sell it by the piece. It's funny to look back and realize I was an agorist in my youth. ;)

My kid like 30 years ago used

My kid like 30 years ago used to sell blow-pops. They caught her, though, and almost suspended her. There has always been a ban on entrepreneurship in schools..

reedr3v's picture

You showed early talent

: )

We never learn, do we?

Perhaps my head won't bleed if I bang it against the wall THIS time.


Hello Lorax

I've been reading this to my son almost daily. I missed it when I was a kid, but the story is so relevant now.

Colchester, New London County, Connecticut

Unless Ron Paul!

Unless Ron Paul!


Michael Nystrom's picture

The saddest quote of all


Skittles, my friends. Skittles.

The world has completely flipped.


isn't that crazy!

isn't that crazy!

pssst, hey kid. Wanna taste a rainbow??

It'll make you feel good good good.

Ha! That was funny Mike.


this is quite interesting,

this is quite interesting, that they would have to revert to black market. the sad thing is that school lunches have the same nutritional value as the pop and chips, except in the case of the latter, you know its crap. once again, the government doesn't like competition

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