Posted on 10/26/2014 8:31:04 PM PDT by george76
President Nicolas Maduro's government said on Thursday it had taken over warehouses around Venezuela crammed with medical goods and food that "bourgeois criminals" were hoarding for speculation and contraband.
The socialist government says businessmen and wealthy opponents are trying to sabotage the economy to bring Maduro down, while also seeking to make profits from hoarding, price-gouging and smuggling across the border to Colombia.
Critics say 15 years of failed policies of state intervention are to blame for the OPEC nation's widespread shortages, high inflation and apparently recessionary economy. They accuse nouveau riche officials and military officers of illegal business practices.
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Critics say Venezuela's security forces have been at the heart of the trade for years, and contend contraband will not go away as long as state subsidies and exchange controls create price disparities offering tempting opportunities.
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I tried it on google translate and got Chavez fake communist
No..... the purpose is to prevent the uneducated, intellectually lazy, incompetent black urban underclass from universal rioting and looting
You assume families that don’t exist
Chavez farzante communista Roughly Chavez is a lying commie
Preppers’ PING!!
Hat tip to freedumb2003 for the heads up!
And when the libs finally emasculate the Second Amendment there will be no stopping them.
Even if they follow the economic plan of Putin and become a billionaire?
The food they have to eat also leads to mental health issues. Becoming sedate and eating food that keeps you down may be another social psych way of controlling these masses until, until, their addiction to those foods is met with immediate withdrawal.
People without their cravings fulfilled get really angry.
It means; "Chavez is a phony communist".
Whatever it said before, now Chavez is a “good”communist.
IOW dead.
We've heard it all before.
Mad Mo has found his retirement funding ...
“Whatever it said before, now Chavez is a goodcommunist.
IOW dead.”
I’m with you on that, buddy! Those ARE the best communists. What are you waiting for, OhNoNo?
The proper phrase is “Chavez farsante comunista”.
It means; “Chavez is a phony communist”.
Thx for your response.
“Chavez farzante communista Roughly Chavez is a lying commie”
Thx, and the strategy continues under Maduro.
“I tried it on google translate and got Chavez fake communist”
Thx, Bert.
I understand what you mean, but I’m talking about the increasing number of working people that still qualify for food stamps. Certainly it works to keep the permanent unassimilated underclass at bay as well...
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