[ONLINE.WSJ] Government Rolls Out Fingerprint Scanners to Limit Purchases of Basic Goods; 'How Is it Possible We've Gotten to This Extreme'Y'all just keep voting 'Commie.' Or is the 'C' for 'Chavez?'
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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| Despite Riches, Venezuela Starts Food Rationing |
| 2014-10-24 |
| [ONLINE.WSJ] Government Rolls Out Fingerprint Scanners to Limit Purchases of Basic Goods; 'How Is it Possible We've Gotten to This Extreme' Y'all just keep voting 'Commie.' Or is the 'C' for 'Chavez?' |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand.” ― Milton Friedman |
| Posted by: mossomo 2014-10-24 13:11 |
| #9 More planning! More control! That's the ticket, always works! |
| Posted by: KBK 2014-10-24 12:50 |
| #8 This is intended to take the pressure off of toilet paper rationing, that was instituted last month. (It sort of follows, right?) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-10-24 11:34 |
| #7 Reports are that the scanners aren't 'talking' with their systems and not enough scanners have been installed (the stores have to pay $150US to acquire them as well.) At least it (probably) didn't cost as much to implement as a healthcare.gov website... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-24 10:34 |
| #6 It is difficult to understand why so many useful idiots buy the garbage the left is spooning up. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-10-24 08:33 |
#5  Here's one commodity shortage we won't have to contend with. Link |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-24 08:27 |
| #4 Everyone in line is so orderly and well-dressed. Can't imagine it would be so civilized today. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2014-10-24 08:20 |
| #3 Yet another socialist utopia attains its natural destination. This is what Champ and the proggies long to see in the US. Why can't everyone see this? The elites see it and say good because they will be those in control. But what about everyone else? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-10-24 08:09 |
| #2 It might be instructive to remember which president initiated the War Rationing programme in the illustration. It's not about rationing, it's about control. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-24 05:22 |
| #1 A "National Food Service"! communism always cures obesity, at least for the proles. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-10-24 04:37 |