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Venezuela orders producers to divert food to state stores
Associated Press ^
| Jul 20, 2015 4:49 PM EDT
Posted on 07/20/2015 2:07:45 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Private companies in Venezuela say the government has ordered them to distribute food staples to a network of state-run supermarkets amid chronic shortages of basic goods.
The Food Industry Chamber said Monday that authorities ordered producers of milk, pasta, oil, rice, sugar and flour to supply between 30 percent and 100 percent of their products to the state stores. …
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: chavez; nicolasmaduro; socialism; venezuela
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:07:45 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Socialism. Total disaster!
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:09:57 PM PDT
by
dforest
To: Olog-hai
30 to 100%. 100%, at state mandated prices, is almost slavery.
30% is closer to what we do in the US, although we do it through the medium of currency via taxation (actually, at all levels... state, federal, local, along with mandates, I bet the US is near 50%)
To: Olog-hai
Socialism has never worked.
This socialism is what the democrat party, Obama and the news media are moving America towards, a total 3rd world socialism hell. Already 18 trillion in announced debt, 212 trillion the reality in unfunded liabilities.
They import illegals and immigrants that vote for socialism/democrats.
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:14:13 PM PDT
by
Democrat_media
(Obama will use Obamatrade to import hundreds of millions of 3rd world people into the U.S.)
To: Olog-hai
The chamber says there are 15 times as many private stores in the socialist South American country as state-run ones. Chamber President Pablo Baraybar says the order could cause major supply problems.The private stores probably pay better and faster than the government...
So the laws of supply and demand still work in a socialist paradise...
Shocking!!!
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:15:45 PM PDT
by
Popman
(Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
To: Olog-hai
Private companies in Venezuela say the government has ordered them to distribute food staples to a network of state-run supermarkets
amid chronic shortages of basic goods. Socialism is great...right up until you run out of other people's stuff to give away.
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:19:09 PM PDT
by
DemforBush
(Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
To: Olog-hai
Order the producers to give their stuff away then blame them when they don’t make anymore because they’re broke! Socialism/democrat policy 101...
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:20:02 PM PDT
by
piytar
(Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
To: dforest
But Bernie Sanders said all you have to do is cut down on the selection of deodorant!
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:24:18 PM PDT
by
thorvaldr
To: Democrat_media
"This socialism is what the democrat party, Obama and the news media are moving America towards, a total 3rd world socialism hell. "
This statement missed a crucial component...
"This socialism is what the democrat party, the republican party, Obama and the news media are moving America towards, a total 3rd world socialism hell.
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:28:40 PM PDT
by
aMorePerfectUnion
( "Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal.")
To: Olog-hai
From the Makers to the Takers.
That's the Democrat Dream.
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:37:24 PM PDT
by
TexasCajun
(Hillary: Ethically Sleazy & Politically Stupid)
To: Olog-hai
Venezuela orders producers to
divert DONATE food to state stores
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:44:17 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Popman
So the laws of supply and demand still work in a socialist paradise... They've got the DEMAND part down, but the supply part won't work so well.
To: thorvaldr
Send Bernie, H-> and Zer0 to Venezuela for a few years.
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:52:36 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: dforest
I’m sure the State’s distribution system is so slow and corrupt that a lot of food will disappear or rot.
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posted on
07/20/2015 2:52:55 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Olog-hai
The reform of failed socialism is invariably more socialism.
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posted on
07/20/2015 3:23:16 PM PDT
by
nathanbedford
("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
07/20/2015 4:10:37 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: Olog-hai
Coming to a Piggly Wiggly near you.
Or not, that is...
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posted on
07/20/2015 5:09:48 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: Olog-hai
Venezuela orders producers to divert food to state stores Hey Venezuela! How's that communism working out for ya?
Idiots.
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posted on
07/20/2015 7:30:09 PM PDT
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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