We heard the same nonsense during Romania's dying days as a communist economy. The truth is that black market trade doesn't cause shortages. Communism causes shortages, leading to the creation of a black market economy. You can't have speculators selling meat, coffee, gasoline, or medicine if there is an over abundance of those goods!
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It is no surprise to read this. The narrative is always the same or at least very similar, the same happens with the results.