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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 475509, member: 66&quot;]That is because going after the supply side of the problem is futile.&nbsp; If you reduce supply the demand is still there and the prices will rise.&nbsp; The higher prices then encourage either more product to be produced or more suppliers to enter the field.&nbsp; On the other hand if you reduce the demand, then the oversupply results in reduced prices, and if you can hit the demand side hard enough it can reduce prices to the point where it isn&#039;t worthwhile to create the product and try and smuggle it in.&nbsp; The reward doesn&#039;t justify the risk.</p><p><br /></p><p>The same would apply to the counterfeiting situation.&nbsp; A serious crackdown on people who are importing the fakes from China would eventually reduce the production of the fakes as well.&nbsp; If you have evidence that the importers know they are importing fakes then you can hit them with high fines and/or prison.&nbsp; If you think they aren&#039;t you just confiscate all of their product, issue them a warning, plus a warning that you will have a special watch on their future transactions.&nbsp; That should stop the casual importer from repeating, and if they are caught deliberately importing again then you can really throw the book at them.&nbsp; The crackdown should also be publicized along with data about those that have been caught.&nbsp; This provides a negative feedback that will encourage others not to start.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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