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2007-02-12 Caribbean-Latin America
Venezuela may take control of supermarkets
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Posted by Fred 2007-02-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 ...if services are interrupted...

Hugo thug interruptions in 5, 4, 3...
Miracle of Socialism™ thingy may take a bit longer.
Posted by PBMcL 2007-02-12 00:29||   2007-02-12 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow, sounds just like Soviet Russia.

I visited East Berlin for a few hours in the mid-80s. Went into a local "supermarket" -- there was no bread, no milk, no meat. Lots of people, though.

Venezuela, the 21st century example of communist disaster.

By the way, Ludwig von Mises wrote Socialism in 1922. Explains exactly why a planned economy will always fail, and how.
Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2007-02-12 01:48||   2007-02-12 01:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Psst - Hugo; call it nationalizing; it's got a much cooler ring to it, ok?
Posted by Raj 2007-02-12 01:55||   2007-02-12 01:55|| Front Page Top

#4 At this rate, Venezuela will go 'Red' before "W" leaves office! I guess "W" will just give that 'buck' to Hilliary.
Posted by smn 2007-02-12 03:16||   2007-02-12 03:16|| Front Page Top

#5 How do you hoard milk and meat? Would freezing these things before they hit store shelves be frowned on? It does seem strange that supplies would suddenly dry up overnight, so something must be happening. Is it being orchestrated by Chavez so as to provide an excuse for just such a grab?
Posted by gorb 2007-02-12 03:25||   2007-02-12 03:25|| Front Page Top

#6 probably artificially low "official" prices. Nobody can deliver the goods to market and make a profit, so they don't bother
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-02-12 08:32||   2007-02-12 08:32|| Front Page Top

#7 Stock your pantries while you can, look for arrests for "Hoarding" in the near future.
Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-12 08:56||   2007-02-12 08:56|| Front Page Top

#8 And we have a winner!! Frank G has it exactly right. Force the price down so you can't recover your shipping costs and voila no incentive to distribute!! Ergo, shortages.

Gee, now where have we seen this before?
Posted by AlanC">AlanC  2007-02-12 09:24||   2007-02-12 09:24|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, now that Venezuela has gone communists, any bets on how long before it will collapse?

I bet 4-5 years. Step right up for the Venezuela dead pool!
Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader  2007-02-12 09:45||   2007-02-12 09:45|| Front Page Top

#10 Serious question, should'nt we be discussing what form Venezuela's NEXT government will be?
Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-12 10:42||   2007-02-12 10:42|| Front Page Top

#11 If it's up to Hugo, they'll never get another Government.
Posted by Grunter 2007-02-12 11:37||   2007-02-12 11:37|| Front Page Top

#12 You can't get cheaper and larger quantities of food by nationalizing the supermarkets. You've got to nationalize the entire agricultural sector! It worked so well for China and Russia!
Posted by Perfesser 2007-02-12 12:26||   2007-02-12 12:26|| Front Page Top

#13 At first I thought this would end up on the slippery slope to ruin for Hugo. I santd corrected, there is no slope, this is a free fall, watch out for the suppen crash.
Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan  2007-02-12 13:09||   2007-02-12 13:09|| Front Page Top

#14 Hugo is a big guy, don't mess with his food! lol
Posted by Angenter Crolugum3645 2007-02-12 14:17||   2007-02-12 14:17|| Front Page Top

#15 To paraphrase a T-Shirt I saw many years ago: "Supply and demand - it's not just a good idea, it's the law."
Posted by Rambler">Rambler  2007-02-12 16:38||   2007-02-12 16:38|| Front Page Top

#16 Hugo had better make sure he keeps his army fed.
Posted by john">john  2007-02-12 20:42|| http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/]">[http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/]  2007-02-12 20:42|| Front Page Top

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