if you're arguing that communism is a bad idea I fully agree. But if you're arguing that communist governments should not fix the price of food and this would m

if you're arguing that communism is a bad idea I fully agree. But if you're arguing that communist governments should not fix the price of food and this would magically solve the shortage of food you must not be too familiar with communism. The usual reason for a shortage of food was rampant lying at all levels of the government about how much food was produced in the country. Due to high levels of exports (based on the fictional supply) there was little food to serve the population. Letting the price fluctuate with the market would do nothing unless food could be imported, but imports were also highly regulated at the national level (and the currency had no official exchange rate). I'm speaking here of Romania under communism.