ahhh yes, the concentrated blessings of socialism at work yet again...
Posted on 10/07/2013 9:01:53 AM PDT by grundle
A Venezuelan state agency on Friday ordered the temporary takeover of a factory that produces toilet paper in what it called an effort to ensure consistent supplies after embarrassing shortages earlier this year.
Critics of President Nicolas Maduro say the nagging shortages of products ranging from bathroom tissue to milk are a sign his socialist government’s rigid price and currency controls are failing. They have also used the situation to poke fun at his administration on social media networks.
A national agency called Sundecop, which enforces price controls, said in a statement it would occupy one of the factories belonging to paper producer Manpa for 15 days, adding that National Guard troops would “safeguard” the facility.
“The action in the producer of toilet paper, sanitary napkins and disposable diapers responds to the state’s obligation to ensure a steady supply of basic goods for the people,” Sundecop said, adding it had observed “the violation of the right” to access such products.
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Newspapers with their 'dear leaders'' speeches.
“Venezuela Nationalizes Toilet Paper Factory to Cope with Toilet Paper Shortage”
That trick never works.
Of course, their actions have nothing to do with efficiency, production, necessary commodities or economics. Their policy can be described thus: More power over more people and more things.
ahhh yes, the concentrated blessings of socialism at work yet again...
Betcha the black market sellers of TP are wiping it up.
If I had the money, I’d start smuggling TP into Venezuela.
Don't forget her BFF Laurie David. Haven't seen her mentioned in the news in quite a while. Ever since her [alleged] trysts with her MV pool boy...or was it a contractor? Or Algor?
Let'em all head to Venezula to show each citizen how to do it with one sheet on a one-to-one basis. At least each household.
That should keep them out of the country for a long while.
Their hands. That’s what people hoodwinked into SOCIALISM do that don’t want to stand in line.
The National Toilet Paper.
Sounds like the US press.
The Venezuelan National Guard is attacking the Venezuelan toilet paper factory?
“Colonel!”
“Yes, what is it Sergeant?”
“The toilet paper bandits are pelting us with sanitary napkins!”
“Damn them! What kind of animals fight like this? Bring up the Kleenex battalion!”
We could send them about 100 printed copies of the Unaffordable Care Act aka Obamacancer. That should provide enough paper to cover the whole country.
yuck
As with everything else that they nationalize, production will drop
What else will Bammy do here???
They have big friends from Iran, they could use left hand and a water hose like mooselimbs around the world do.
Give this guy a cupie doll! Its a dead ringer.
Somebody call a moderator!!!!
The government has total control of the airwaves now, but there are a couple of pesky newspapers they will be moving against soon enough.
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