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Imagine a Sci -fi film about an alien planet that has an economic system where 3% of its inhabitants die each year. It is said that there is no alternative because if the system is changed then even more people will die.There has to be competition to bring wages down to make goods more affordable, they say - even if that means that 3% of the population have no work and may starve. And so it is accepted that some people will die so that others can live. Fortunately, it's a horror film. [embedded content]
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Imagine a Sci -fi film about an alien planet that has an economic system where 3% of its inhabitants die each year. It is said that there is no alternative because if the system is changed then even more people will die.Imagine a Sci -fi film about an alien planet that has an economic system where 3% of its inhabitants die each year. It is said that there is no alternative because if the system is changed then even more people will die.There has to be competition to bring wages down to make goods more affordable, they say - even if that means that 3% of the population have no work and may starve. And so it is accepted that some people will die so that others can live. Fortunately, it's a horror film. [embedded content]
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There has to be competition to bring wages down to make goods more affordable, they say - even if that means that 3% of the population have no work and may starve. And so it is accepted that some people will die so that others can live. Fortunately, it's a horror film.