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75 sats \ 4 replies \ @TomK OP 11 Jun \ parent \ on: Russia and Venezuela Forge New Alliance Amid Global Tensions news
They'll soon have the advantage of setting energy prices. And: we are leaving the principles of free markets fast meanwhile they using them more
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75 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 11 Jun
we are leaving the principles of free markets fast meanwhile they using them more
That is the thing that would make me spectacularly wrong, but for the time being we still have the freer economies and we've been seeing in China how hard it is for the rulers to give up control to markets.
OPEC didn't overtake the west and I doubt the situation will be different with BRICS. I'm always bearish on centralized government projects and so far that's served me pretty well.
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108 sats \ 2 replies \ @TomK OP 11 Jun
That's correct for the US. And now do the EU... It's really getting worse by the day
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75 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 11 Jun
Yeah, but even you guys probably have at least a few more weeks before you catch up to China or Venezuela.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 11 Jun
Hahahaha. Well.... mmmmmh. Let's talk to Ursula von der Lier
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