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DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

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DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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    8 months ago

    In free markets prices generally go down

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      8 months ago

      Wait, you’re serious?

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        Compare the percent of income required for seasonings and fresh fruits from around the world now vs 200 years ago.

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          That’s probably more of a function of our switch from consumption taxes to income tax.

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            What’re you talking about? It’s a function of global trade lol.

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              You might want to actually look into the history of global trade sometime.

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                im aware

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                  8 months ago

                  Evidently not.

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                    You’re just saying no learn the history of the world. That’s not an argument, you need to point to your actual criticism specifically rather than a copout

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          heck compare the cost of labour 40 years ago to now

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