98: Vertical foreclosure
Vertical foreclosure occurs when a dominant firm in one market uses its market power to restrict competition in another market connected to it through the production or supply chain.
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Gabital
Fantasy Capitalism 101
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97: Public education
Public education is the process of teaching and sharing knowledge to improve people’s lives and contribute to the development of society.
P.S. The members of the artel and their families are part of society too.
Ralph S. (Assistant to the Emperor of Borgo)
OFF TOPIC:
Recently, I have been directing more of my purchases towards cooperatives.
Generally, you might have to first become a member before you can be a customer.
Each cooperative defines a minimum number of required shares. Usually, you can buy more though.
When profit distributions happen, they are done proportionally to shares.
But..
1) Every member has one vote, regardless of share count. Meaning: one person with 2 shares, and another with 200 have the same vote-power.
2) The cooperatives can have in their constitution, "X% of profit goes towards [special topic]."
3) They can offer usage-based rebates. For example, a cooperative grocery store. If at the end of the year, they have profit, instead of distributing via dividends, they can refund it to members by amount spent at the store, proportionally.
I think these things cut into capital based distributions. 🤷🤔
I have joined:
* vegetable coop
* retail coop
* electricity coop
* vegetable coop
* retail coop
* electricity coop
But I still need to migrate my consumer behaviors..
Ralph S. (Assistant to the Emperor of Borgo), Consumer co-op it is, then! Hope the community is great over there (and by extension, the veggies)
Samuel Burnett
"The more Gabi learns, the less Gabi understands."
Me too, buddy, that's a sadly universal thing
96: Cost structure
Cost structure shows how the total cost is divided among its different components, such as materials, wages, taxes, rent, and loan payments.
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95: Restructuring
Restructuring is a change to the terms of an existing loan agreement. It may lower interest, delay payments, or stretch them over a longer period, making the debt easier to bear - while still preserving the creditor’s claim.
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Samuel BurnettReplying to Thibault Quillery
Thibault Quillery, Thank you 
That makes sense
That makes sense
Ray Chow
Although there wasn't necessarily an outright win here, it's nice to see that they caught the "gotcha" this time around.
94: Discount
Discount - a voluntary, unilateral reduction of a product’s price by the seller.
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Samuel Burnett
Gabi saying that still feels like a line was crossed. I hope she can still stay true to her ideals
Gabital
Space_Slav, Plague? There is no plague! Pure speculation, yes-yes!
93: Cessie
Cessie - usually referred to as Assignment of claim - is the transfer of the right to demand performance under a contract from one person to another. In other words, it is a transfer of a creditor’s rights to a new creditor. Assignor (cedent), usually a creditor, transfers its right to claim something from a debtor (cessus) to a third party, assignee (cessionary)
Thibault Quillery
Okay at this point the Boss is either insanely obsessed with profiting off Gabi and/or in love with Gabi, he just can't let her go
Rain Tree 113
Thibault Quillery, It’s like a game to him, and Gabi is the rare new player who keeps trying to learn the rules. He enjoys taunting and toying with her because he knows the deck is stacked in his favor.
92: Administrative pressure
Administrative pressure refers to the creation of obstacles to the normal operation of a business by government authorities.
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Samuel Burnett
I mean, that's annoying but I don't actually object to taxes and safety checks
Upcoming characters^^
Just some new characters which should become relevant soon enough^^
Gabital 91: Vertical integration
Vertical integration is a business strategy in which a company brings multiple stages of production or the supply chain - ranging from raw materials to the final product - under its own control. This can include acquiring suppliers (backward integration) or distributors and retailers (forward integration), allowing the company to improve coordination, reduce costs, and increase control over quality and delivery.
Samuel Burnett
I know the instant that I get happy things are going so well, the cold, hard hand of reality will slap me
90: Auction
An auction is a public sale in which the price of a good or service is determined through competitive bidding. Participants place offers, and the item is awarded to the bidder who proposes the best price - typically the highest bid in standard auctions.
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Yukuzumo@mail.com
Why do I feel like the chief is gonna be the one to buy the lumber yard? Free wood for his wheels...and he can afford to raise the price even further....
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