Black market has been around long before this. What do you want to buy? PM me.
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Black market has been around long before this. What do you want to buy? PM me.
Minister of Truth
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Since you are attempting to dismiss a basic fact of Cuban life, I'm going to hazard a guess that you have not.
https://translatingcuba.com/cuba-the-black-market-never-sleeps-ivn-garca/
No. I haven't been to Cuba. I haven't been to North Korea. And, I doubt you have either. I think you are just making stuff up ... and then spouting off as if it's all true.
I notice TinyDog does that too. He'll make stuff up, claim it's true, then go on for 20 minutes 'debunking' the stuff he's just made up.
These tactics don't make much for a Debate, but are interesting if you're in the mood for Story Telling.
Hey moron, how does that butt wiping go with you? I mean, how do you know when you've got all the excreted sht and aren't wiping your body away.
Minister of Truth
Practically Perfect
Well, get started on your path to enlightenment by clicking the link.
Bull Durham: "The black market is the only way you can survive in Cuba. Due to the lack of capitalism."
Jack: This is a blanket statement. You link one article and conclude 'capitalism' (or in this instance, illegal activity) is the only way to survive in Cuba.
But to your credit, you at least had a link.
Minister of Truth
Practically Perfect
Bull Durham: "The black market is the only way you can survive in Cuba. Due to the lack of capitalism."
Jack: This is a blanket statement. You link one article and conclude 'capitalism' (or in this instance, illegal activity) is the only way to survive in Cuba.
But to your credit, you at least had a link.
Well, if you are going to call the black market "capitalism," then, you are doing my rhetoric for me. Because, it has been well-documented how the Cuban system forces people to utilize the black market to survive.
Dutch Uncle
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Minister of Truth
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Kill yourself you fucking Nazi!!
Agreed. OTOH, there's profit to be made when people panic.
profits not even a consideration,,,
you ever needed TP and didnt have it???
thats worth more than money in the bank,,,
Mason Michaels
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Nothing
Mason Michaels
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It's the embargo!
Dutch Uncle
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Agreed, which is why I think it's silly for Doomsday Preppers to be stocking up gold and silver in their bunkers when what they really need is TP and ammo.
That said, a little American ingenuity and a garden hose can solve the TP problem....it's easier with a partner or close friend.
Agreed, which is why I think it's silly for Doomsday Preppers to be stocking up gold and silver in their bunkers when what they really need is TP and ammo.
That said, a little American ingenuity and a garden hose can solve the TP problem....it's easier with a partner or close friend.
and its a lot funner,,,
and the gold and silver is for after the emergency has ended when paper money has lost its value,,,
Dutch Uncle
* Tertia Optio * Defend the Constitution
Ammo will still be worth more since, if the paper money is gone, then the ammunition factories will have stopped also. Gold and silver will just become expensive fishing weights.
ammo only has value if you plan to kill to take from others,,,
gold and silver will be needed for honest exchange,,,
Dutch Uncle
* Tertia Optio * Defend the Constitution
It takes a higher level of civilization in order for gold and silver to be more convenient than a wheelbarrel full of potatoes or a bushel of apples. In such a Doomsday scenario it may take months, if not years, to build back up to that level. In the interim, it will be a matter of survival. Since gold or silver can't be eaten or used, they are virtually worthless in that interim. Sure bury it in your backyard and, if you survive, it may be worth something. In the meantime try figuring out what you need to survive. Do you live in a city or urban environment? My advice is to get out. Take that gold and silver and turn it into a few acres of land in a community of like-minded people. Try your hand at growing a crop of corn or beans.
The best survival tool anyone has is the computer between their ears. Stuff it with as much information as possible; especially useful skills. Take night classes as an EMT. You don't even have to graduate or be licensed; just acquire the medical skills. You'll end up becoming an essential member of the community while all the rednecks like me who are just very good hunters and have lots of ammo will become pawns.
It takes a higher level of civilization in order for gold and silver to be more convenient than a wheelbarrel full of potatoes or a bushel of apples. In such a Doomsday scenario it may take months, if not years, to build back up to that level. In the interim, it will be a matter of survival. Since gold or silver can't be eaten or used, they are virtually worthless in that interim. Sure bury it in your backyard and, if you survive, it may be worth something. In the meantime try figuring out what you need to survive. Do you live in a city or urban environment? My advice is to get out. Take that gold and silver and turn it into a few acres of land in a community of like-minded people. Try your hand at growing a crop of corn or beans.
The best survival tool anyone has is the computer between their ears. Stuff it with as much information as possible; especially useful skills. Take night classes as an EMT. You don't even have to graduate or be licensed; just acquire the medical skills. You'll end up becoming an essential member of the community while all the rednecks like me who are just very good hunters and have lots of ammo will become pawns.
it will always have value to some,,, and more so to those that are thinking well into the future,,,