Posted on 04/05/2022 5:22:05 PM PDT by grundle
It’s called free markets. It happens in every country in the world with a command economy, because command economies always fail. Always. And people will never learn. Never.
Well, back in my day; drugs were hard to come by and Andy was sold in vending machines. Now? Looks lie d egg ups are everywhere and candy is for bidden.
Pork Rinds - Gateway Snack
C’mo man,
XiaoBidementia smashed CornPop fifty years ago !
—”I would’ve been quite proud of him, if I were his mother.”
Maybe scope out his P&L statement first?
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^5, that’s awesome! LOL
Surprised this study was approved. Surely there have been many free market studies already completed. Mises perhaps.
The people who should be learning from this are the adults. First, black markets proliferate in authoritarian states, and second, capitalism isn’t a political system, it’s as natural to the human condition as breathing.
If these were black market deals, how did the researchers know about them?
Because the kids told them?
And they believed the kids were telling the truth?
Can the kids form a capitalism club? Buy wholesale and sell retail.
I remember German Club selling imported Haribo gummy bears before gummy candy was available everywhere. I swear those things were one-third sugar, one-third gelatin and one-third heroin from the way other students reacted in desparation to purchase them. Some of the German club members bought whole boxes at the club price and marked them up even more after the official sales period ended to pick up some extra cash from other students not able to get the bear off their backs.
You know. Lol
You might enjoy reading Gang Leader For A Day, written by a grad student who first stidoed, and then earned the trust of some inner city gang members, so much so that a gang leader offered him to run the gang for a day. I found it a fascinating read. Funny story, the author is Indian, so he wasn’t black - but also wasn’t white. So they didn’t kill him, right at the outset when he first started hanging around. Major cojones on his part.
Taking place today behind the high school gymnasium.
“Hey dude. I can score you some coke or pot cheap. Maybe some roofies.”
“Ah, no thanks, but here is $40 for a hit of chips or a Twinkie”.
Black market snacks. Horrible. I wonder how many kids have OD’s on candy corn?
The real reason is that the school doesn’t want free market competition for the snacks. It’s like taxi companies trying to prevent Uber from moving in.
I sold snacks all the way through high school. I needed the money. It was easy to turn $5 worth of candy into $25. You had to be smart enough to fly under the radar. If you’ve ever seen Breaking Bad, when Walter White sees a guy buying ALL of his meth supplies all at once in one store, and WW gives him advice on how to not attract attention, then you’ll know the general vibe of successfully selling snacks in high school.
“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”
Ayn Rand
The kids are showing initiative in a world that is trying to f&^% them over....
I remember in grade school way back when, a student who’s parents owned a convenience store would bring in bags of penny candy (back then) Jolly Ranchers, Jawbreakers, licorice ect. Into the classroom. He probably got them in bulk from vendors for much less than 1 cent and sold them to us for 5 cents a piece. The teacher never batted an eye, or was so oblivious it didn’t register. This has gone on forever, unfortunately also in the case of drugs. There are entrepreneurs in every social setting where a need or opportunity exists.
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