Space Piracy
Feb15
on 2017-02-15
at 00:01
Too Much Information – an online comic
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The diamond industry is basically controled by de Beer’s and between the restrictions on sale of Blood diamonds and their ability to control the number of available stones on the market would eliminate the ability to use them to generate capital, but it should be possible to use precious metals (especially gold or silver) to do the same thing. In California along highway 49 you can purchase claims for sites to pan or mine for gold. Powder the gold to dust and limit how much you bring out at a time should not create an excessive amount of suspicion. You would need to set your agent up with mining equipment and have them spend enough time on the claim to do the work, but it should produce enough profit to justify the expense.
de Beers, because all diamonds are blood diamonds. (How do you think they keep their monopoly?)
They keep back enough diamonds to be able to maintain a stable price. The fact that their mines are horrible conditions is less about the monopoly and more about profit margins.
No, every diamond that isn’t theirs is a blood diamond, or at least, that’s their story and they will murder you to stick with it
That is a really, really good idea
Those acronyms for anyone not familiar:
The Recording Industry Association of America, is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies.
The Motion Picture Association is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix.
They aren’t exactly unknown outside the US ☹️
But they are less familiar, particularly just by their acronyms.