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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder 21h \ parent \ on: Buying a Barbie bike in Peru vs. Venezuela econ
i've gone down a Barbie bike price research rabbit hole
meanwhile, on amazon Germany
(but that's because it's shipped from the US)
why is it so expensive in Venezuela? is it import controls and taxes?
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @bief57 OP 17h
Exactly. There's no free market. The only way you can import is if you're part of the political elite.
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