@redmaple @posrev @lantrix black markets were the only reason why shit worked in the late Soviet Union. Not only for the people, but factories had guys that traded stuff off the books to keep them working. South America also had lots of similar things: the unemployed queuing to buy dollars at "official rate" and selling the spots in Argentina, all kind of networks to buy dollars in Venezuela, similar things in Cuba.
People that think some psycho Anglo schoolmarm can stop black markets ain't gonna make it. In fact, I predict Eastern Euros and South Americans living in Australia will thrive under a two tier economy