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It is the military threats, kidnapping and other uses of force and duress imposed upon other nations that enables the USA to exploit other nations resources. That is the exploitation that USA has imposed for many decades if not centuries over other nations.
Yeah no it isn't. This is all envy. You're mad about the Opium Wars and you can't stand to see your bully's son succeed so you made up a fake narrative to explain it away. Haters gonna hate.
And the proof is in the fact that you're siding with the PRC against Taiwan of all places, which is the nicest most non-exploitative country on Earth. The USA's problems are just your pretext for loads of horrible shit that you don't want to talk about.
NZ has no intention to ban Bitcoin.
That's my point. You're letting the capitalists win if you don't.
NZ is a mixed economy and very successful on multiple measures.
The Opium Wars is a perfect example of where US British and other western imperialists forced themselves upon a sovereign nation and ultimately created the conditions which led to the CCP coming to power.
Enjoy the fruits of your labours!
The Zionist owned puppet Petrodollar Empire and its war crimes is no longer wanted, needed or viable.
It's about to be a lot less successful if you vote to become the next Venezuela.
I have been in business all my life- since the 1980s and can tell you that when NZ has a Labour (Socialist) government the economy thrives and business is good.
In contrast the National party who claim to be pro business are a complete disaster- they have done massive damage to NZs economy every time they are in power.
They sold off our previously state owned power generators and now NZ consumers and businesses pay far more for electricity. These neoliberal politicians are owned by corporate parasite lobbyists and they do not know how to manage an economy to maximise wealth creation...all they do is what their corporate parasite sponsors ask for- it is corrupt...it is TREASON!
I have seen it happen to the US, and it has happened here in New Zealand.
The obscene worship of bankers and corporate lobbyists is a poison that has destroyed the economic strength and productivity of western civilisation.
In contrast the mixed economy where the state takes responsibility for minimising the cost of natural monopoly infrastructure and services delivers far superior wealth creation and opportunity for productive businesses and citizens.
The NZ public health service delivers basic health care to all citizens and residents in an extremely cost effective manner- the US system in comparison is a complete waste and hugely inefficient and inequitable. Not providing basic healthcare to all citizens is insane economic self sabotage...you are undermining your human capital and causing huge waste and inequity.
It's not the state's responsibility to manage electricity costs nor should it be managing the cost of any other product or service. It's immoral for the state to be meddling in market affairs. One day it's a carbon tax and before long you end up with Laurel Hubbard.
Chinas domination of the global commodity markets and manufactured goods is built in large part upon the state led provision of electricity to consumers and producers at the lowest cost.
In China electricty is supplied at less than half the cost it is available in any modern industrialised economy- this is a huge factor in what enables China to out compete USA and EU. It is the state capitalist- free market hybrid model in action defeating your neoliberalised financialised crony capitalism.
The sale of NZs generators to private interests has created a cartel that profits hugely by limiting supply and gouging customers.
A national electricity grid is inherently a natural monopoly and thus very prone to rentseeking anti-competitive behaviour and due to the corrupt neoliberal National party that is exactly what has occurred here in NZ, with devastating consequences.
Multiple processing businesses are now closing due to the inflated cost of electricity.
Food canning factories, timber processors and many more...because the inflated price of electricity makes them uneconomic.
Profit seeking infrastructure providers will act as rentseeking cartels whenever a government neglects its duty to prevent such behaviour.
Agree there is a line that needs to be drawn on government involvement but when it is drawn correctly it creates huge economic opportunity that would otherwise be suffocated by rentseeking cartel and monopolies.
A national electricity grid is inherently a natural monopoly and thus very prone to rentseeking anti-competitive behaviour
Fake news. This is not a legitimate economic concern. This is a made-up pretext to seize the means of production, open the borders, empty the prisons. invade Taiwan, castrate children, and put white people in concentration camps.
The United States rejects your lies in the name of Jesus. Death to all adherents of your ideology. Death I say!
Multiple processing businesses are now closing due to the inflated cost of electricity.
If you bought Bitcoin, the Ledger of Peace, then the costs are going down due to the liberation of the market from state meddling.
Agree there is a line that needs to be drawn on government involvement
I'm drawing the line. It's in November. Do not tread!
You don't acknowledge the rentseeking price gouging cartel forming tendencies of private capital where it is not limited by government?
'If the US is richer than Venezuela, that alone is deemed evidence of exploitation'.
Wrong.
Venezuela does have vast oil reserves and USA wants to seize them because these days the USA cannot compete in a productive competitive manner- it increasingly relies upon bullying and theft.
USA has a long history of doing this to Latin American countries and more recently globally.
It's getting well beyond the joke and the world is sick of it.
It is the military threats, kidnapping and other uses of force and duress imposed upon other nations that enables the USA to exploit other nations resources. That is the exploitation that USA has imposed for many decades if not centuries over other nations.
It is not free trade or free markets it is old fashioned mafia style stand over bullying and criminality.
Stop misrepresenting things so grossly and crudely because it only shows how pathetic and weak your position as an apologist for US tyranny really is.
NZ has no intention to ban Bitcoin. Again you stoop to fantasy and false assertions in order to try and make your case- try dealing with reality- or perhaops given your inability to explain why Trump is owned by Zionist war criminals perhaps fantasy and delusion are the only options available to you.
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