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>They could set a 1000% tax on the coffee produced. No they couldn't. That'd just mint another cartel run black market that they don't control and that cartel
by potato3732842 1y ago
>They could set a 1000% tax on the coffee produced.
No they couldn't. That'd just mint another cartel run black market that they don't control and that cartel would tax the black market coffee at substantially less.
You can kind of think of the current drugs situation as a "so big the number doesn't matter, it's a non stater" percent tax.
- whatever1 1y agoThat new cartel would invite a war against it. These disputes are not resolved through capitalistic means. You cannot just price out the big guys.
- potato3732842 1y agoHow is that any different than the current situation where the current cartel is fighting with the government?