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One of the funniest things Venezuela did was put caps on what a businesses could sell certain products for, because you know, businesses and capitalism are evil and only hurt the consumer.
So these aggressive caps made selling certain everyday products (say toilet paper, tooth paste, etc) unprofitable to businesses. Why import these products in and stock them if you're going to sell them for a loss? So the businesses stop selling them.
So what happens? Obviously people need toilet paper and tooth paste, so a black market opens up. Now you have to go to the fucking BLACK MARKET to buy your ass wipe, and you're paying many times more than you would if you bought them from a store.
And people want more government intervention. lol
So these aggressive caps made selling certain everyday products (say toilet paper, tooth paste, etc) unprofitable to businesses. Why import these products in and stock them if you're going to sell them for a loss? So the businesses stop selling them.
So what happens? Obviously people need toilet paper and tooth paste, so a black market opens up. Now you have to go to the fucking BLACK MARKET to buy your ass wipe, and you're paying many times more than you would if you bought them from a store.
And people want more government intervention. lol