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Venezuela orders stores to get into the Christmas spirit (price controls)
Yahoo (a fake news site) ^ | 12-9-16 | Carola SOLÉ

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atheistchristmas; bankruptcy; christmas; happyholidays; maduro; marxism; navidad; socialism; venezuela
Last Christmas before the SHTF really hits the fan.
1 posted on 12/10/2016 6:55:16 AM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Atheistic “communists” celebrating Christmas.


2 posted on 12/10/2016 6:57:43 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: dynachrome

When is 0bama going to visit?


3 posted on 12/10/2016 6:58:12 AM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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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.


4 posted on 12/10/2016 7:03:39 AM PST by SkyDancer (Ambtion Without Talent Is Sad - Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
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To: dynachrome

The fan is broken and there is no electricity to run it anyways.


5 posted on 12/10/2016 7:04:33 AM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: Paladin2

Where are Sean Penis, the actor, and Samuel L. Jackhoff, the other actor, and supporters of chavez and maduro?


6 posted on 12/10/2016 7:06:10 AM PST by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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Venezuelans’ don’t have dark enough skin pigmentation for Sean and Samuel. There’s only a certain demographic they run off to help.


7 posted on 12/10/2016 7:13:56 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: dynachrome

They ‘didn’t build that’.

Works great!


8 posted on 12/10/2016 7:15:59 AM PST by dasboot (GOV POLICY: From each according to our needs; to each according to our needs.)
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To: dynachrome

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.


9 posted on 12/10/2016 7:19:18 AM PST by MasterGunner01 ( To err is human, to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX:)
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To: dynachrome

Yahoo - a fake news sight!

Like!


10 posted on 12/10/2016 7:27:19 AM PST by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: dynachrome

Why doesn’t President Nicolas Maduro and his socialist government give up their pay and bank accounts to the Poor in the Xmas sprite


11 posted on 12/10/2016 7:27:54 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: dynachrome

Maybe Santa will bring them some toilet paper. It’s hard to get in the Christmas spirit when you can’t get toilet paper.


12 posted on 12/10/2016 7:30:11 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: dynachrome

The leadership in Venezuela is certifiably crazy. And, I predict, without a long life span.


13 posted on 12/10/2016 7:32:53 AM PST by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
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To: dynachrome

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.


14 posted on 12/10/2016 7:32:54 AM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: dynachrome

Central planning. Say ho ho ho or we’ll throw you in jail.


15 posted on 12/10/2016 7:36:08 AM PST by lurk (TEat)
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To: dynachrome

16 posted on 12/10/2016 7:41:52 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: dynachrome
ahh yes, the condensed blessings of socialism...

wait, aren't socialists/communists atheist?

17 posted on 12/10/2016 8:37:48 AM PST by Chode (You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
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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


18 posted on 12/10/2016 7:50:42 PM PST by Colinsky
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To: dynachrome

Amazing...


19 posted on 12/11/2016 8:41:18 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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