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		simplecomplex on Sept 14, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra Preventing people from preserving their wealth and the fruits of their labor is not liberty. It’s a restriction of liberty. Capital controls have historically been associated with despotic governments. Why shouldn’t I be able to put my wealth where I want ?

ClumsyPilot on Sept 15, 2019 | [–]

Can I invest in Cocaine or LSD? What about enriched uranium?

wnkrshm on Sept 15, 2019 | | [–]

Organs are good investments these days.

azernik on Sept 14, 2019 | [–]

They've also been associated with places like Finland, Israel, France, and the UK. Capital controls are just a necessary enforcement mechanism for attempts to control the exchange rate of a currency.

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