black market

black market

by Ella Risch -
Number of replies: 1

How have black markets been a thing for so long? Why hasn't the government shut them down or found a way to make things legal to prevent them? 

In reply to Ella Risch

Re: black market

by Danny Weaver -
As much as government can shut down suppliers, they cannot control the demand side as well. Making something illegal doesn't change the fact that people want it, but how much of a cost (measured in risk of getting caught) they are willing to put up. So while demand is reduced, it isn't extinguished.