Re: Three Body Problem

On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:29:59 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
Nicoll) wrote:

In article <va7pi6$h2o$1@panix3.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:

Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

>
Please tell me of any country that put price controls on food that
survived that act as a democracy or a republic.

>
The US and the UK?  Both did it during wartime as a temporary move and
then eliminated the controls when the crisis was over.

>
Do price supports count as price control?

No more than the Earned Income Credit, by allowing employers to pay
less than a living wage, counts as a minimum wage.
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