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9. The end of Prohibition didn't deal a deathblow to the rackets........

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 12:40 PM

Apr 2013

But the racketeers had to find a new racket. And they just moved along to a new list of things that were illegal.

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Singer found dead along road in rural South Texas [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 2013 OP

Yup, that's par for the course down here. Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #1

WRT Drug cartels, the US could put them out of business TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #2

Jeez, I guess we need closed captions for the sarcasm-impaired NoPasaran Apr 2013 #6

Well, I'm stupid. mbperrin Apr 2013 #7

No problem NoPasaran Apr 2013 #8

The end of Prohibition didn't deal a deathblow to the rackets........ TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #9