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101 comments on Forecasts on Saudi Arabia liquids production

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TJ on July 29, 2008 - 11:50am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Not quite correct. Subsidized or not, if you use your bananas in-country you boost your local economy.

The definition of a banana republic is a government that stiffs its citizens of their bananas to sell more to outsiders and keeps the money. The ELM model would be the antithesis of that.

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luisdias on July 29, 2008 - 1:04pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

You are the one misunderstanding, TJ. If a country does not stiffs their own people to sell their bananas to the USofA, then, by definition, it is a banana republic, and mainly, just asking for it. Just let me grab my gun and let's go get our fucking bananas!

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ptoemmes on July 29, 2008 - 2:19pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Don't give W any ideas...

Banana Wars

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TJ on July 29, 2008 - 2:49pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

We are, after all, at Peak Bananas, what with the Cavendish variety being killed off by fungus.

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Safi on July 29, 2008 - 9:41pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

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Mamba on July 30, 2008 - 4:23am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Bumper sticker: "Why are our bananas growing on their banana trees?"

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