Posted on 12/10/2016 6:55:16 AM PST by dynachrome
Seeking to spread some cheer, President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government has set aside its distaste for consumerism and sent a small army of bureaucrats and soldiers to force more than 200 retail stores in Caracas to hold Christmas sales.
"Our worker-president has ordered us to guarantee fair prices for the people, and we are complying. These economic hitmen can't take away our merry Christmas," said William Contreras, head of the National Superintendency for the Defense of Socioeconomic Rights, known by the acronym Sundde.
The government accuses the owners of the targeted stores of jacking up prices by 300 to 500 percent.
But Vieira and other owners deny that, saying the mandatory markdowns are pushing them to the brink of bankruptcy.
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Atheistic “communists” celebrating Christmas.
When is 0bama going to visit?
He can’t. El Presidente of Venezuela is forcing him to use bolivars to pay for the trip. 0bama seen scurrying around trying to find another jet to take pallets of money with him.
The fan is broken and there is no electricity to run it anyways.
Where are Sean Penis, the actor, and Samuel L. Jackhoff, the other actor, and supporters of chavez and maduro?
Venezuelans’ don’t have dark enough skin pigmentation for Sean and Samuel. There’s only a certain demographic they run off to help.
They ‘didn’t build that’.
Works great!
So, the stores are to go out and SELL stuff to Venezuelans who have no money to spend on stuff that these stores don’t have in stock or can restock. It figures — except to the Communist Party faithful.
Yahoo - a fake news sight!
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Why doesn’t President Nicolas Maduro and his socialist government give up their pay and bank accounts to the Poor in the Xmas sprite
Maybe Santa will bring them some toilet paper. It’s hard to get in the Christmas spirit when you can’t get toilet paper.
The leadership in Venezuela is certifiably crazy. And, I predict, without a long life span.
Even at the forced markdown prices, few Venezuelans can afford to buy Christmas presents.
The bolivar is worthless as national currency.
This is a game of musical chairs by Nicolas Maduro to divert attention from the fact nothing in the country works.
Gotta love socialism at the point of a bayonet.
Central planning. Say ho ho ho or we’ll throw you in jail.
ahh yes, the condensed blessings of socialism... wait, aren't socialists/communists atheist?
Now Maduro has confiscated four million toys from Venezuela’s largest toy distributor so he can play Santa Claus.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/10/venezuela-toys-kreisel-christmas-gifts-poor
Amazing...
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