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Venezuela Nationalizes Toilet Paper Factory to Cope with Toilet Paper Shortage
frontpagemag.com ^ | September 24, 2013 | Daniel Greenfield

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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To: Jabba the Nutt

throw in some powdered milk and you can make a killing in some parts of the year when shelves are bare


41 posted on 10/07/2013 10:47:00 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Gay State Conservative

I’m sure that toilet paper manufactured by clueless soldiers will be an absolutely fine product. /sarc


42 posted on 10/07/2013 10:47:34 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: X-spurt

valuable knowledge should be shared.


43 posted on 10/07/2013 11:05:28 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: from occupied ga

You may be right. At least now we’ll know what to do when nobama nationalizes USA toilet paper.


44 posted on 10/07/2013 11:16:02 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: GeronL

Bingo! So, what are our local opportunities here in ObamaLand? We’ve starting keeping chickens this year for eggs and as future barter items. Next year come the beehives for honey.


45 posted on 10/07/2013 11:53:36 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (Obama is an historic President. He's America's first 'Dear Leader' President.)
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To: grundle

Why is this so difficult to accomplish? Too many lazy unions and crooked cops must be tripling the price of each roll. Never mind the storage conditions of that termite filled ‘paper’.


46 posted on 10/07/2013 11:55:22 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: grundle

They will have even more shortages. The Labour Party in England wants to put in price controls for oil and gas which in turn will lead to the same thing.
When will these idiots ever learn?


47 posted on 10/07/2013 11:56:15 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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