Simi-socialism
n.— «Then he went independent with Farmacias Similares, eliminating the government middle man by sell medicines directly to consumers. He calls it “Simi-socialism,” which he defines as “an economic, political and social theory that takes the best of socialism and the best of capitalism and is based on truth, honesty and productivity.”» —“Mexican pharmacist’s empire growing” by Will Weissert in Mexico City BusinessWeek Aug. 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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