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Caribbean-Latin America
Chavez's ambassador daughter is Venezuela's richest woman
2016-02-20
  • [DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] Diario las Americas claims that Maria Gabriela Chavez, 35, has $4.2billion in assets held in American and Andorran banks
  • Hugo Chavez famously declared 'being rich is bad' and during his lifetime railed against the wealthy for being lazy and gluttonous
  • Efforts to determine Chavez's wealth have been made before, without much luck
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#9  It's an old Chinese tradition of killing off other blood relatives to secure the throne, especially as the emperor had a rather large harem. The houses of York and Lancaster had nothing on the Chinese blood lines for mischief.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-02-20 22:57  

#8  I don't know, I'm sure Pudgy has executed a lot of people who thought they were hereditary.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-02-20 22:51  

#7  The powers that be are the high government officials (not yet hereditary*)

*except in North Korea.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-02-20 21:38  

#6  Argh! That was me, not one of the Hapsburgs. I can't see what I'm typing.

(Hapsburgs, how appropriate).
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-02-20 16:27  

#5  Grina: in one of Tom Kratman's books there's a Marquese of Amnesty...
Posted by: Javise Hapsburg3688   2016-02-20 16:26  

#4  In olden times power was held by the king and the aristocracy> And who were they? They were the high government officials appointed by the king, and then become hereditary. The were the Judges who held Court. The aristocratic positions were gotten by people who helped the king usurp power and hold on to it. Success came from pleasing the powers that be, namely the king and his followers.
Socialism is the same thing, clothed in words aimed at fooling children. The powers that be are the high government officials (not yet hereditary) and success comes through influence with them.
Posted by: Grins Snese4215   2016-02-20 14:58  

#3  I'm sure she has a note from the Pope saying she's all righteous and stuff.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-02-20 14:48  

#2  "I do it for the Bolivarian People!"
Posted by: Frank G   2016-02-20 10:01  

#1  There are always 'one percenters', even in socialism/communism. It's all show.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-02-20 08:19  

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