As a clear example of how prohibition of anything, no matter how inane, causes the market to respond in unexpected ways I would like to draw your attention to the seedy underworld of 'crisp dealing'. Yes that's right the 'fatty potatoe' snacks that were once part of a child's packed lunch are now being 'marked-up' and sold on the black market. The crisp dealer has been suspended from Cardinal Heenan High School in Liverpool. A school in which all fatty snacks have been outlawed. I mean its quite funny, but it really does highlight how prohibiting a product doesn't remove the demand it only creates a culture of criminality around the product.
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