The Impending Collapse Of Venezuela

Forbes ^ | 1/13/15 | Frances Coppola

[Kartographer]

Shortages are nothing new in Venezuela. Indeed, a shortage of toilet paper has been the subject of global amusement for quite some time. But recently, the shortages have become much worse. Last week, a government official was jeered for saying that long lines indicated that “Venezuela has plenty of food”, when rows and rows of empty shelves in stores were telling a different story. Bloomberg reports that people are queueing overnight for necessities such as soap, milk and diapers. This is very dangerous. Venezuela is already one of the most violent societies on earth. And when shortages start to affect little children, people get angry.

[Kartographer]

If I was Maduro I wouldn't return from my begging for money tour, because there is more than a rope and a light post waiting at home with his name on it.

[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!!

[Bubba_Leroy]

Coming soon to an Obamanation near you.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Venezuela: South America’s Detroit.

[rdcbn]

Obama is following Hugo Chavez's strategy for taking control of the government and the situation in Venezuela is where Obama is taking the United States.

[stephenjohnbanker]

It collapsed years ago.

[Wuli]

If it happens, no one will be more sad than the old fool Jimmy Carter; another one of the dictatorship projects he helped advance (like Zimbabwe) has failed.

[Jack Hydrazine]

“Last week, a government official was jeered for saying that long lines indicated that “Venezuela has plenty of food”, when rows and rows of empty shelves in stores were telling a different story.”

Just like when they say that cooling is caused by global warming!

[Iron Munro]

Kart,
Thanks for keeping us up on these developments.

[Democrat_media]

This is another example that proves that socialism never can work.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Too many socialists in VZ for that to happen...

[TexasFreeper2009]

yep, you eventually run out of other peoples money (or oil)

[Bucky14]

obviously written by the Capitalist Running Dog Media!!

[ealgeone]

Eventually you run out of someone elses money.....or the price of oil collapses and your one product economy does as well.

[blueunicorn6]

“Hope and Change!”

[EQAndyBuzz]

Question. If there is a revolution there who will the United states back?

[kidd]

Venezuelans chose socialism/communism.
They voted for it freely. This is a difficult attitude to reverse.

A few will realize the error of their vote, but most will not. Perhaps their children will see the mistakes of their parents.

[lowbridge]

[oldbrowser]

Attracted by the lure of socialism and promised equality and prosperity, they have walked an all too well-trodden path – the road to hell.

We are definitely on this path.

[timestax]

ping