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Venezuelan shop owners arrested over long queues
BBC ^ | February 1, 2015

Posted on 02/01/2015 11:19:17 PM PST by grundle

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the owners of an unnamed chain of shops have been arrested for artificially creating long queues.

Mr Maduro said the owners had reduced the number of employees working on cash tills in order to create queues and "annoy the Venezuelan people".

He has accused Venezuela's business elite of boycotting his government.

The opposition blames the socialist policies of the past 16 years for the worsening economic crisis.

"Yesterday we detected that a famous chain of stores was conspiring, irritating the people," said Mr Maduro.

"We came, we normalized sales, we summoned the owners, we arrested them and they're prisoners for having provoked the people," he said.

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


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KEYWORDS: communism; economy; venezuela
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1 posted on 02/01/2015 11:19:17 PM PST by grundle
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To: grundle

I’m sure Venezuelan bureaucrats work tirelessly to prevent people from having to queue for gov’t services in Venezuela.


2 posted on 02/01/2015 11:23:23 PM PST by vbmoneyspender (But of course)
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To: grundle

“”We came, we normalized sales, we summoned the owners, we arrested them and they’re prisoners for having provoked the people,” he said.”

Must be nice to make laws on the spot. Obama is taking notes.


3 posted on 02/01/2015 11:26:28 PM PST by aquila48
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To: grundle

Pass the buck, pass the blame propaganda of the worst kind.

I wonder if anyone really believes that crap, but maybe some do.

Maduro is getting more desperate and his days may be numbered.


4 posted on 02/01/2015 11:27:50 PM PST by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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To: grundle

Obviously in Venezuela, store “owner” doesn’t mean “ownership” in the normal sense of the word.

Only in communism is closing a store down so no one can buy anything the solution for long lines of people hoping there will be something left to buy when they get to the store.


5 posted on 02/01/2015 11:29:54 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: grundle

Arrest them.

6 posted on 02/01/2015 11:30:53 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: grundle

The army was officially authorized a few days ago to use live ammunition against protestors if necessary.

At the rate things are going, the bullets may soon being flying.

The shortages of medical supplies are rapidly increasing and the chain of stores targeted by arrest of its executives yesterday happens to be a large chain of pharmacies like CVS or Walgreens in this country.


7 posted on 02/01/2015 11:34:49 PM PST by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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To: grundle

This pig should meet the same fate as all tyrants, such as Allende.


8 posted on 02/01/2015 11:38:46 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

Wouldn’t hurt my feelings after being told I should have forged signatures by my local DMV. This was after my local branch uniterally decided they wouldn’t accept certain legal documents they were required to accept by state law resulting in a additional two week wait to register a car.

Meanwhile I was out $600 in additional rental fees when it should have on,y been one or two days for a rental. Of course my Democrat state Rep and Sen saw nothing wrong with what happened.


9 posted on 02/01/2015 11:52:40 PM PST by matt04
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To: grundle

He was looking for an excuse to confiscate the stores.


10 posted on 02/02/2015 12:05:09 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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That’s the DMV in Ft. Collins CO isn’t it? I recognize the wretched place. lol


11 posted on 02/02/2015 12:38:40 AM PST by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: aquila48

I am surprised they did not execute the prisoners as abject lessons to others.


12 posted on 02/02/2015 12:42:58 AM PST by Nailbiter
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Meanwhile I was out $600 in additional rental fees...

Your mistake was believing that was your 600.00, you were just holding/renting until you representative had time to confiscate from you.


13 posted on 02/02/2015 12:45:33 AM PST by Nailbiter
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To: grundle

Sounds like the craziness that took place in China in the 60’s and 70’s.


14 posted on 02/02/2015 12:57:01 AM PST by BJungNan (Spend yesterday's money good, today's money ok. Never spend tomorrow's money)
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"Obama is taking notes."

You can never be sure comrade obama isn't actively propping them up.
15 posted on 02/02/2015 1:05:53 AM PST by clearcarbon
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To: grundle

How long till they start shooting the Kulaks?


16 posted on 02/02/2015 1:09:42 AM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: grundle
Venezuelan shop owners arrested over long queues

And the lines got instantly shorter?

17 posted on 02/02/2015 1:53:29 AM PST by publius911 (Formerly Publius6961)
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To: grundle

This imbecile has got to go.


18 posted on 02/02/2015 1:55:21 AM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: grundle
Mr Maduro said the owners had reduced the number of employees working on cash tills in order to create queues and "annoy the Venezuelan people".

Had nothing to do with the fact that there was nothing for them to sell I'm sure. Gotta keep 'em on the payroll no matter what. What was it they used to say in the Soviet Union--"We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us".

19 posted on 02/02/2015 2:14:44 AM PST by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: grundle

Here in S Florida “SOS Venezuela” signs can be seen all over and on cars. There isnt a huge amount of Venezuelan Americans but they are starting to get more support...finally.

In the meantime Venezuelan guv big wigs are here in S Florida living the good life FACT...I see some daily and know where they live!!!!


20 posted on 02/02/2015 2:23:47 AM PST by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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