Ay-Pee . . .The country imports most of its food, and Chavez on Friday announced the government will create an import-export corporation aiming to break with the private sector's "hegemony." It wasn't immediately clear how the new state entity would operate.
"Sire, the natives are restless!"
"Dream up some way for me to take over a large part of the economy and tell them it's for their own good. That should keep their small minds occupied."
"They'll never fall for it!"
"If it worked for Obamacare, it'll work here. People are people."
Chavez said wealthy Venezuelans involved in the import business "buy abroad, come here and ask for more than it really costs."
That's why people do it. Not out of the goodness of their hearts. Of course, Venezuela's full of people with good hearts because they're socialist now. Or maybe he'll just wait until they're hungry.