Posted on 04/27/2016 7:32:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist government ordered public workers on Tuesday to work a two-day week as an energy-saving measure in the crisis-hit South American OPEC country.
President Nicolas Maduro had already given most of Venezuela's 2.8 million state employees Fridays off during April and May to cut down on electricity consumption.
Water shortages and electricity cuts have added to the hardships of Venezuela's 30 million people, already enduring a brutal recession, shortages of basics from milk to medicines, soaring prices, and long lines at shops.
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Feel the Bern
Every Liberals Dream Society
Maybe Mr Trump could offer scholarships in Socialism by giving some of these proud Bernie Supporters tickets to Venezuela.
Just think of the overnight efficiency that the government is now demonstrating! What used to take an entire week takes just a scant two days now, all for the same costs! And the people are immediately benefitting from this new enhanced efficiency of their government as this will mean much more power for the people to use which would have been wasted with the old, inefficient government of last week.
HA! Take that capitalistic pigs! Let’s see you come up with overnight 150% boost in efficiency in YOUR government!
President Nicolas Maduro has to spend all of his time managing the distribution of ever decreasing scarce resources. What a way to go....
But do they get a minimum wage of $15 per hour for a forty hour workweek?
Just so Socialist Venezuela doesn’t get lonesome out on that precipice, we’ll be right behind thanks to our marvelous, Constitutional government.
“Full salaries will still be paid despite the two-day week.”
Sounds like it
There is an upside to intelligence but obviously no downside until you get to the pet rock level which the socialists are approaching.
LOL! Could not have said it better myself!
Right ... go home, drink beer and watch television ... THAT conserves electricity alright
I gots yer toilet paper over here...psssstt...
25 Pesos per roll....Heffie....pssssttt.
Bernie needs to head that way and figure things out for those folks
That's nothing.
Here in America, thanks to Barack Obama, millions of Americans
no longer have to worry about having a job and now enjoy a NO DAY WORK WEEK!
The Union says, what savings? The other 5 days are now by Union Contract Paid Days Off.
HOORAY BenLurkin…tying the Bern to Maduro. Hillaryous.
Socialism. Taking money from those who produce it and giving it to those who smoke pot and vote for more free money from the government, until those who produce it keel over.
Results: everybody is poor. Money loses its value. Producers leave the country. Politicians blame capitalism (which they don’t practice - how could capitalism cause their troubles?)
Ha, we’re way ahead of them. A LOT of public employees are effectively on a two-day work week here already!
Hold on here that's actually not a bad idea. Who knew that Venezuela would lead the way to smaller government.
Time for a return to a mantra familiar to those who suffered under socialism in Eastern Europe: “We pretend to work, they pretend to pay us”
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