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Originally Posted by Earwig
If England was not such a rip off and we did not get charged more for less than most other countries things like this would NOT be a problem. The reason things like this happen is due to a greedy government.
Look at other things......
Petrol?? Mmmm remember red deisel??
Cigerettes.......Go to france and buy thousands....it's cheaper.
Booze.....Same as Fags.
Internet......1MB for £37.99 here... £30 for 8MB in holland. (even more in sweden etc.....)
Designer clothes?? Buy abraod....america or copy?....
CD's.........cheaper abroad......
Goes on and on and on.......
If we were not charged so damn much for stuff there would be no need for people to try and save a few bob here and there.......
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not to disagree, because I do understand what you say, - but
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the way to combat high prices for goods & services is not to buy them, or seek other alternatives than the 'illegal' route.
for example, in Norway booze & fags are more expensive than here, for fags, most people roll their own, which is cheaper. It's quite bizarre sitting down with a company director, who proceeds to whip out a baccy pouch & skin one up, but as I also roll my own, an ice breaker as well. Booze wise, loads of people brew their own.
- and do we need 'designer' clothes - how have we been conned into paying more for clothing which blatently advertises the manufacturer? - I try to avoid logos.
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My worry is that inevitably any money paid into the 'black' economy ultimately ends up in the hands of 'real' criminals - and potentially even terrorists.
So, while, as I said, I don't disagree with the points you made, personally I don't buy cheap booze & fags, I bike to work, I avoid clothing with little crocodiles on, etc, etc....
Sorry to 'go on' - I just feel that the line between right & wrong is becoming a little blurry - almost to the point where not being 'on the fiddle', in some way, is the exception, rather than the rule. Stealing TV & internet services is just one aspect of it.
