Posted on 01/14/2014 10:18:30 AM PST by Pan_Yan
(CNN) -- Cats and dogs in Venezuela may soon get a taste of the South American country's brand of socialism.
President Nicolas Maduro announced plans Sunday to consider controlling pet food prices as part of efforts to help street animals.
Price controls have become a staple of Venezuela's economic policies, drawing praise from supporters of Maduro and his government who say they make items more affordable for the poor. Opponents have sharply criticized such policies, arguing that they fuel goods shortages and harm businesses.
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Argentina has another Eva now and the economy is suffering. Meanwhile the government is trying to take control of the only opposition media left, the newspapers. And they will too.
Then comes Falklands War, Part Dos.
Does Argentina even have the ability to invade? Does the UK have the ability to launch another flotilla?
Chris Chistie just invoked a classic line.
“For those that know me, you know that I’m...”
The pets’ hunger is the last of the worries. These animals will likely be abandoned and left to roam the streets and countrysides.
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