[Pan_Yan]

Socialists are so stupid.

[1rudeboy]

To Minnesota Station [The farm bill is stalled over Soviet-style price controls on milk.]

[tomkat]

President Nicolas Maduro announced plans Sunday to consider controlling pet food prices as part of efforts to  help street animals > finish starving the rabble.

[Maceman]

Watch for increased shortages of pet food and increased abundance of starved animals.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”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.”

Tried under Nixon in 1970s and it didn't work.

There were many ways to get around this, make minor changes to product or packaging and deem it a new product with a new price.

[arthurus]

Pets will get a lot leaner.

[The Great RJ]

Price controls always lead to shortages. Chavez tried this with food and grocery stores had bare shelves.

[GeronL]

It will soon be impossible to find the pet food brands they like, maybe any dog food brand.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Where will pet food come from when the price is less than the cost of production?

[LucianOfSamasota]

This will clearly solve their economic woes!

[WayneS]

Have they tried raising the minimum wage for cats and dogs?

[I want the USA back]

Price ceilings bring shortages. Fido and Fluffy are going to have a hard time.

[APFel]

The pets’ hunger is the last of the worries. These animals will likely be abandoned and left to roam the streets and countrysides.

APf