[Vince Ferrer]

It’s actually a smart move by Maduro. It creates a new class of people who will want to keep him in power, because if he’s removed by a conservative party who is likely to reverse the decree, the renters are out.

Venezuela is a perfect democracy, which most people don't get. Maduro's party gets more than 51% of the vote. It gets that support by looting the 49% and giving it to their supporters. This is just more of the same thing. The game stops when the 49% run out of things to have stolen from them.

[greeneyes]

Same thing Obama does here, just not as far down the road. Remember the 47%. We’ll be there shortly.