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10. It is probably worth mentioning that this whole argument applies to prohibition too.

Fri May 17, 2013, 07:59 AM

May 2013

History is full of such attempts and their failures.

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Paul Krugman on price controls (reference) [View all] naaman fletcher Mar 2013 OP

Kick naaman fletcher May 2013 #1

They are alot like RW global warming deniers naaman fletcher May 2013 #3

I would love a flat earth Socialistlemur Jun 2013 #13

+1, and since they sided with the US at Rio+20... joshcryer May 2013 #6

Thanks for including this Marksman_91 May 2013 #5

The forms in which I approve of price controls are where you have bemildred May 2013 #7

Yes, naaman fletcher May 2013 #8

And THAT is what you regulate for, a competitive market. bemildred May 2013 #9

YEs, agreed 100%. nt. naaman fletcher May 2013 #11

periodic bump naaman fletcher Jun 2013 #12