----- Original Message ----- You forget SKZB's antiprohibitionist sympathies. I suspect he would say it's like law enforcement as Vlad depicts it, only *more so* -- more speeches by the Emperor about the importance of public morality, more announcements of public crackdowns on all sorts of vice, more public busts by the Guard of various entrepreneurs who haven't made the proper contributions, or who had the misfortune to make them to the wrong faction of the Organization. And, as a result, higher prices, tighter control by the Jhereg, and more money flowing into their coffers. ----------------------- That brings up an interesting idea ..... would they promote tighter control by the government leading to higher prices in the "illegal operations" of the house, or would they get while the getting is good and mainstream their operations for maximum coverage while there are few restrictions? This latter would certainly get every last imperial from the teckla.