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The Woes of Socialism ... Famous Venezuelan Ice-Cream Store Closes Over Milk Shortage
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| December 27, 2014
| Corina Pons
Posted on 12/29/2014 4:30:36 PM PST by DogByte6RER
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To: workerbee
yep. We are instant friends, mu neighbor and i.
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12/29/2014 6:18:55 PM PST
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left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: DogByte6RER
BEER ICE CREAM?
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12/29/2014 6:22:16 PM PST
by
W.
(If government could truly create jobs communism would have worked the first time it was implemented.)
To: DogByte6RER
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, a creed of ignorance and a gospel of envy. It's only inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery''.-- Winston Churchill.
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12/29/2014 6:37:37 PM PST
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jmacusa
(Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away and the kids are in charge.)
To: DogByte6RER
President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government says foes in Venezuela's opposition and wealthy elite are exacerbating economic problems by hoarding and price-gouging in what he terms an "economic war" against him. The Bolsheviks called them "wreckers". They were largely fictitious but served to justify violence against pretty much anyone, including the only ones actually producing something.
It's a pretty simple model, really: a country enjoying widespread wealth, abundant natural resources, and a strong middle class is accosted by a demagogue and a team of agitators who inflame the resentful poor, increase the population of government dependents, impoverish the country, and blame somebody else. That is Venezuela's story and it is precisely what American progressives have in mind for our country. Oh, yes, and along the way the agitators get rich. Imagine that.
To: GeronL
They have shortages of a lot of things in that country. When government officials run the economy this is the normal result. <<
Yes!...That means u have to pay the government officials more money!....Don't you understand capitalism from a Marxist point of view????.../s
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12/29/2014 6:50:16 PM PST
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M-cubed
To: lee martell
Some of those tourist will never be coming back to Venezuela. I guess Mickey Moore won't go back if there is no ice cream there. ;~))
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12/29/2014 6:58:59 PM PST
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Ditto
To: left that other site
i know how your neighbor feels.
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12/29/2014 7:14:34 PM PST
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Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: DogByte6RER
Something just occured to me which begs for some research on my part.
Aren’t there some socialist scandi countries that depend heavily on oil revenue to support their systems?
I think there are. I wonder why we haven’t heard about them feeling the pinch yet? Perhaps because unlike Russia they aren’t under sanctions, and perhaps they have some lead time due to hedged pricing. Hmmmm.
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12/29/2014 7:25:29 PM PST
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SaxxonWoods
(Life is good.)
To: M-cubed
Their economy is worse than Marxist, even their Marxism is dysfunctional.
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12/29/2014 10:35:57 PM PST
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GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: DogByte6RER
I knew a wonderful Venezuelan Catholic girl in college. She went back and must be 55 now. Wonder how she’s doing?
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12/29/2014 10:55:49 PM PST
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steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Secret Agent Man
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12/30/2014 5:28:10 AM PST
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left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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