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Rum Running - Contraband, customs and taxes. How alcohol became contraband from the past to present.
Sat, 24 July 2010
The Queen Anne Ballroom, Hotel Monteleone
History
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Rum running in history – formation of the US Coast Guard to enforce duties on foreign goods including alcohol. Some of the notable personalities in the history of rum running. How taxes color the landscape. How free ports can be successful without taxes while taxes kill commerce in other places? How taxes are playing a role in the production of alcohol today. Who are the winners and the loosers?

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