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California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

Uh huh, and that had nothing to do with capitalism or profits, right?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Well, in this case those profits might be modeling a real world situation. If Del Monte was pushing canned Peaches more than people needed/wanted, then changing the farms from one crop to another isn't necessarily a horrible thing.

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