[extropy-chat] Jack's right, he's not ready for reality

[spike]

> I was under the impression that money laundering was concealing or
> reprocessing money FROM illegal activities by definition.

Ja perhaps he did mean that, but money laundering
can also mean taking stolen loot and making it
look like it came from a legitimate source.  If
the victimless or willing-and-eager-victim vice 
stuff is made legal, then it isn't necessary to 
launder the profits.

spike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:extropy-chat-
> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of justin corwin
> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 2:59 PM
> To: ExI chat list
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Jack's right, he's not ready for reality
> 
> On 11/20/05, spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > How did money laundering get on the list?  I can
> > see some recreational drugs, such as marijuana,
> > certainly gambling and harlotry, but money
> > laundering?  That's still bad.