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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months ago You are seriously underestimating the complexity of products Again, if the regulation process becomes too burdensome, sometimes the only practical solution is nationalization.
minus-squareexanimelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoNationalize every food production branch? Hmmm sure, that’s simpler
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoWouldn’t be the first time the US has had to bailout and restructure the agricultural industry. Ask John Steinbeck
Again, if the regulation process becomes too burdensome, sometimes the only practical solution is nationalization.
Nationalize every food production branch? Hmmm sure, that’s simpler
Wouldn’t be the first time the US has had to bailout and restructure the agricultural industry.
Ask John Steinbeck