Thursday was fish day in the USSR

Re:Thursday was fish day in the USSR by gtm1260 on Sunday June 06, 2021 @06:15PM (#27416854)

Ok but if you turn up at the meat shop and can't get any, wouldn't you then go to __x food shop down the street__ and get something else instead?

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Re:Thursday was fish day in the USSR by nanis on Monday June 07, 2021 @07:23AM (#27421276)

> wouldn't you then go to __x food shop down the street__

A-hem. Command economies and central planning are interesting like that.

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Re:Thursday was fish day in the USSR by antifa on Monday June 07, 2021 @09:16PM (#27429527)

If there is a shortage, it doesn't matter if your market is "free" or if your economic planner is Sam Walton or Сталин or Bezos, you better hurry to next shop and hope they still have some, or hope you're rich enough to buy from scalpers, or hope there is enough supply for rationing.

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