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Re:Ethiopia is now Africa's fastest growing economy by konschubert on Monday May 21, 2018 @02:19PM (#17120482)
> The people don't get the food produced on their farms because they can't afford the food. They can't afford it because the Ethiopian economy is in its infancy. Sure it doesn't feel right when the food is being shipped out of the country, but that's how capitalism works.

So people starve because they cannot afford to eat the food that they farm. If that's how capitalism works then maybe capitalism needs some adjustments.

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Re:Ethiopia is now Africa's fastest growing economy by ardent_uno on Monday May 21, 2018 @06:18PM (#17122324)
It's working out pretty well for China, which started out with essentially nothing in terms of a capital base.

Law, order and prudent fiscal/monetary policy are all it takes. If Ethiopia can guarantee these things then the international community of capitalism will reward it and its citizens will reap the rewards.

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