Posted on 03/18/2014 10:03:37 AM PDT by grundle
People line up to buy goods at a store in Caracas, Venezuela.
Alvaro Villarueda starts his morning the same way every day — putting in a call to his friend who has a friend who works at a Caracas, Venezuela, supermarket.
Today, he's looking for sugar, and he's asking his friend if he knows if any shipments have arrived. As he talks on the phone, his wife Lisbeth Nello, is in the kitchen.
There are 10 mouths to feed every day in this family — five of them children. The two youngest are still in diapers.
"The things that are the scarcest are actually what we need the most," Nello says. "Flour, cooking oil, butter, milk, diapers. I spent last week hunting for diapers everywhere. The situation is really tough for basic goods."
As with everything in Venezuela, the reasons given for the food shortages depend on political affiliation. The government says it's the result of unscrupulous businessmen waging an economic war and hoarding by regular people afraid of shortages.
Those in the opposition blame a system that imposes price controls, the lack of money to buy imports and problems in the supply chain after the expropriation of farms and factories by the socialist government.
(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...
Wait...I think I see Sean Penn pushing to the front of that line.
They have achieved true Communism.
Those in the opposition blame a system that imposes price controls, the lack of money to buy imports and problems in the supply chain after the expropriation of farms and factories by the socialist government.
Of course NPR will treat each claim with equal validity.
POST THIS TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS
I know Facebook is a trash site but we need to stop preaching to the choir here
I get more repsone from FB than anyplace else
and even some converts
Yup. It’s a pretty direct connection. The retailers have to import these goods because Chavez had wiped out a lot of the domestic industry by nationalizing everything, and the price controls means they don’t have enough capital to import, so the consumers (and retailers) are screwed.
Unless and until the government wises up to the distorted market they’ve created, it’s only going to get worse, and there will be food riots by summer.
“Venezuela In Turmoil For Lack Of Flour, Milk And Diapers”
Uuuummmmm, duh!!!
Try giving freedom and capitalism another chance and fire the bankrupt ideals of socialism. But whatever you do, don’t come here and try that failed liberal agenda BS, because we can see how well its working in your country. Fix your own country and create paradise where you live.
The gals in the line don’t look like they’ve missed any meals. Yet.
It’s amazing what people will adjust to.
That is my prediction as well.
Look at that line.. Look carefully.
Now picture any given day at an airport. We are slowly being desensitized to long lines. It’s part of the process. Thats the purpose of the TSA.
Venezuela was once one of the most prosperous countries in SA.....................
and TP..
don’t forget the TP..
With a lean towards the evil capitalists and their greed keeping milk out of the mouth of babies for profits. What's needed here is more government...lol
LOL you are 100% correct. The next paragraph begins.... "Whatever the reasons"
I suppose somehow some way, this is my fault.
Looks like the ammo line at WalMart.
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