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2007-11-28 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve White 2007-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 " government price controls have reduced the supply of such staples as milk."

Econ 101. Constrain price and supply will contract, no matter what the demand is.

Looks liek Chavez really beleives that crap about command economies, and knows nothign of supply side economics. Stuck in the 60's and 70's like all his socialist/collectivists supporters here in the US.

The US ended having hideous double digit inflation & unemployment under Carter's mishandling of the economy after Nixon and Ford screwed around with wage and price controls. Took a lot of pain and a brave President to unwind that (Reagan).

Shame they have neither - and that it looks like Chavez will have the the central bank in his hands, which is only thing restraining him from completely trashing the economy and looting the nation.

So long venezuela, hope you liek starving as you nation collapses. Look at Zimbabwe. Chavez is going ot take the oil money and give it to his cronies and patrons in the thugocracies (Iran, Cuba) after he siphons a lot of it off for his own wealth.

They need to pick up guns and start killing Chavez people if they steal this vote. The Soap Box, Jury Box are gone. If the Ballot Box fails, its time for the Ammo box.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-11-28 00:58|| 2007-11-28 00:58|| Front Page Top

#2 "The Soap Box, Jury Box are gone. If the Ballot Box fails, its time for the Ammo box".

That's a keeper.

Posted by Mark Z">Mark Z 2007-11-28 07:50|| 2007-11-28 07:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Are Venezuelans holding weapons ?
I would have thought Hugo would have covered that base already.

Posted by wxjames 2007-11-28 12:50|| 2007-11-28 12:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Easy enough to make them available from Colombia and the US semi-covert "Training" forces there.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-11-28 13:05|| 2007-11-28 13:05|| Front Page Top

#5 "The Soap Box, Jury Box are gone. If the Ballot Box fails, its time for the Ammo box".

I believe that is what Jefferson et al had in mind with regard to the Second Amendment.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-11-28 16:24|| 2007-11-28 16:24|| Front Page Top

#6 So the youth of Venezuela are rising up against the leftist thug the youth of America are rising up in support of. Oh, the Irony!

Posted by SteveS 2007-11-28 17:22|| 2007-11-28 17:22|| Front Page Top

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