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Posted By populist 1 year, 1 month ago in Style
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The problem today is that government is not only regulating banana production blindly, but it is also, in an attempt to prevent "monopoly," prohibiting companies from sharing information. This is really ironic. The biggest monopoly comes from the government, and it is practiced in the most brutal way by coercive force in the noble name of

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    DarkWizard1 year, 1 month ago

    I think a deal needs to be made to send the over-abundance of bananas in China to Kenya. Then they can be given to the sexually harassing monkeys to keep them away from the other crops.

    Monkeys are fed, Kenyan women are no longer sexually harassed, and a new news story is born. All in a day's work.

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      el-jefe1 year, 1 month ago

      What I find interesting about this article is that a Chinese economist is using classical economic theory to criticise the regulatory policies of the Chinese government.

      I'm pretty sure that would have never happened under Mao.

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