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We have lately heard a good deal about the quite disproportionate part of the prices we pay which goes into the middleman’s pockets.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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Kropotkin references the significant portion of food prices that goes to middlemen, raising concerns about fairness in the market.
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