me: > it's possible all of the cartels could join together and form a > conventional "cartel" in the economic sense of the word in order to > restrict supply (as a group) in order to keep prices up. I've never > heard that they do so.
Shane: > Whyever should they do that when they've got all the narcs in the world to > do it for them? that's right. It's quite possible that the narcs and the narcos are in league, perhaps without knowing it.[*] If it lets cocaine into the US (perhaps as part of a medicalization scheme), the DEA loses its raison d'être -- not knowing that it's maintaining profitability for the narcos. Of course, those profits keep the narcos at it, trying to get into the US. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. [*] Hey! could this be the Invisible Hand at work? _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
