Depends on what Richie did and how old is Richie.
In an economic system with monopolies and cartels that fix the price of goods, the end result for consumers is that consumers are given worse choices and pay a higher price. This is a result of the lack of competition in the market that would drive prices down and offer more choices to consumers.
<span>The local government does not contribute to its own funding. </span>
That would be the United States! Russia is a massive country and spans the northern portion of Eurasia reaching from eastern Europe to the Kamchatka Peninsula in northeast Asia. That peninsula is bordered by the Bering Strait, the body of water that separates Russia from the State of Alaska.