Freeports are a threat to free markets and to the wellbeing of the populations of all countries in which they exist https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/04/05/freeports-are-a-threat-to-free-markets-and-to-the-wellbeing-of-the-populations-of-all-countries-in-which-they-exist/. Freeports only exist so that those using them might extract additional profits from the abuse of the societies that host them. Why are governments so stupid that they cannot see this?
@RichardJMurphy stupidity or the more likely venality?
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