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Re:Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with shortage... by jimbob45 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @12:26AM (#29357721)
Why not just nationalize it at that point and just subsidize the farmers? Restricting supply is just leaving money on the table somewhere.
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Re:Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with shortage... by pomian on Saturday November 27, 2021 @04:38AM (#29358917)
because this works. and had a for a long time. just seems strange from a distance. might not be few perfect, but it works.
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