eminent When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
unprotecting? When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
Thanks. Vencit omnia veritas.
For a commodity stockpile, "stripping" or, if the phrasing is over-dramatic in the original and you want to convey that, "looting", would be clearer.
Of course, on the substantial point, halting purchases for the stockpile is not the same as stripping the stockpile. If there was a mechanical trigger to halt purchases when current prices were more than a certain percentage over the three year running average price, obviously that trigger would have tripped well before the decision was made to halt purchases. I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
