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Bacchus4.0

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11. I support the right to criticize a government's stupid policies

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #10)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 11:13 AM

Mar 2013

price controls haven't improved the food supply in Venezuela. and I repeat, you just stated that price controls don't work and you support them anyway.

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Venezuela Creates Over 3,000 Committees Against Speculation [View all] Catherina Mar 2013 OP

Superior idea, it's about time. Hoarding has been used as an evil weapon Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #1

Who is doing the hoarding? naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #2

The article explains it. They are talking about something we need to do here, sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #3

The article doesn't explain shit naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #4

Temporary price controls are often used when there are shortages of sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #5

Give me an example naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #6

Give me an example of price controls not being undermined sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #7

Lol naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #8

You have no examples? Well, there are examples of success with price controls. sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #13

Let's see some sources on that naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #14

You left out something. Price controls were undermined by sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #15

LOL. naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #16

so in other words, you admit price controls never work Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #9

So in other words, you have no examples. I never said whether I support them sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #10

I support the right to criticize a government's stupid policies Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #11

Was FDR 'stupid' in your opinion? sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #17

There are very specific examples of price controls not working: naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #12

And in all of those instances, they don't work because they have been sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #18

What? naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #19

The issue was Venezuela's govt setting up 3,000 organizations to ensure sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #20

OK naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #21