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The Cheerful Smugglers

Gelesen von Arnold

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Saving for the baby's education: how can a young family be disciplined so as to regularly put money in the pig (bank)? Why, put a tariff on all items coming into the house, just like the U.S. Government does/did for items coming into the country! But the devil is in the details; what about taxing items brought in by visitors? Is the housemaid herself a taxable item? What items really are 'necessaries' versus luxuries? When visitors arrive these guests stoop to either 'smuggling' in their luggage items to avoid having to pay up to 30% of the value, or wear only what they came dressed in. The hosts are equally hypocritical, but all parties accuse the others of cheating. How will the education fund fare? Will the guest leave in a huff? Find out! (summary by Arnold Banner) (3 hr 11 min)

Chapters

The Fenelby Tariff

20:57

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The Box of Bon-Bons

13:28

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Kitty’s Trunks

21:20

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Billy

12:36

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The Pink Shirt-Waist

21:31

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Bridget

13:47

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The Amateur Detective

23:14

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The Field of Dishonor

11:55

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Bobberts Intervenes

17:06

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Tariff Reform

16:15

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The Coup d’État

19:24

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