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Venezuela to 'saturate the market' with 50 million rolls of imported toilet paper
CNN ^
| May 16, 2013 --
| Mariano Castillo
Posted on 05/16/2013 4:26:08 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior
To avoid getting caught with their pants down, Venezuelan officials say they will confront a toilet paper shortage by importing 50 million rolls to meet demand.
Toilet paper is just one of the basic goods and foodstuffs that have been disappearing from store shelves over the past few months, as the government and private companies blame each other for the scarcity.
The government also casts blame on private companies, who they accuse of hoarding their products in hopes of selling it later at a higher price.
But businesses and the political opposition say government policies, including price controls on basic goods and tight restrictions on foreign currency, are to blame. The regulation discourage production, and many producers can't break even with the price controls, they say.
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TOPICS: Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: socialism; venezuela
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'How would socialism in Sakhare look like?'
'At first, they'll ration sand...'
To: Freelance Warrior
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:29:29 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,)
To: Freelance Warrior
Give them corn shucks. That’s what they had before toilet paper.
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:30:22 AM PDT
by
DH
(Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
To: gov_bean_ counter
Single ply? Two plies is an imperialistic luxury, not suitable for working class, comrade!
To: Freelance Warrior
We need to send Cheryl Crow down there to give them some pointers on how to conserve toilet paper.
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:33:30 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: Fresh Wind
Oops, make that Sheryl Crow.
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:34:01 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: Freelance Warrior
HA! So true.
Single ply, one square at a time.
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:37:12 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,)
To: Freelance Warrior
Ah. Lefties.
Full of sh*t.
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:39:50 AM PDT
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))
To: Freelance Warrior
Running out of other people’s toilet paper. Viva la Revoluccion. Well toilet paper literally revolves to its end too, ay?
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:40:23 AM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or Tyranny)
To: Freelance Warrior
Only government intervention in a free market can result in a shortage of a basic, readily produced, relatively cheap, product.
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:43:03 AM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: Freelance Warrior
Johny Carson is haunting Venezuela?
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posted on
05/16/2013 4:43:53 AM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: SampleMan
Only government intervention in a free market can result in a shortage of a basic, readily produced, relatively cheap, product. Yes, socialism is always the same, any time, any country.
To: Fresh Wind
To: Freelance Warrior
Remember, every time you buy gas at Citgo you’re supporting toilet paper hoarders in Caracas. Or something like that.
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posted on
05/16/2013 5:08:47 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(I believe in God. All else is dubious.)
To: Freelance Warrior
Cuba has been known over the years for its toilet paper shortages....so I guess Venezuela is sinking deeper into the communist mire.
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posted on
05/16/2013 5:11:48 AM PDT
by
Nextrush
(A BALANCED BUDGET NOW AND PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN ARE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST)
To: Freelance Warrior
Coming soon to a bathroom near you.
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posted on
05/16/2013 5:40:13 AM PDT
by
bgill
(The problem is...no one is watching the Watch List!)
To: Freelance Warrior
I’ll trade them tp for ammo.
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posted on
05/16/2013 5:54:37 AM PDT
by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: Nextrush
Cuba has been known over the years for its toilet paper shortages....
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It was always a crap shoot as to if there would be tp in the bathroom...even at the airport.
No shortage of tb when I was in Venezuela years ago but you are not supposed to flush it or there would be white streamers in the creek behind the hotel the next day.
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posted on
05/16/2013 5:55:36 AM PDT
by
fungoking
(Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
To: Freelance Warrior
Corporal Radar O-Reilly must be running the economy down there. Toilet paper is becoming a medium of exhange. . . .
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posted on
05/16/2013 6:11:13 AM PDT
by
RatRipper
(Self-centeredness, greed, envy, deceit and lawless corruption has killed this once great nation.)
To: Freelance Warrior
What is it that has been said about TP and ammo?
No ammo in the US and now no TP in Venezuela. Hmmm...
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posted on
05/16/2013 6:28:29 AM PDT
by
CPOSharky
(zero slogan: Expect less, pay more. (apologies to Target))
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