Venezuela is on the brink of a complete economic collapse

Toro

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Petro based economies are all bleeding, right now.

Their problem isn't low prices. Even when prices were high, they were going into the toilet.

They were instituting ridiculous leftist, populist and anti-capitalist policies that have failed repeatedly in developing countries.

When Marx said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce, he had Venezuela in mind.
 

MHz

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The country was in financial trouble long before Hugo was voted in. You can thank the capitalist west for that. Another story where facts are just getting in the way of a good fairy-tale.
 

Walter

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The country was in financial trouble long before Hugo was voted in. You can thank the capitalist west for that. Another story where facts are just getting in the way of a good fairy-tale.
Chavez had 14 years to fix it and he made it much worse but his family became fabulously wealthy.
 

Kreskin

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The old saying - if you didn't like the answer you must have asked the wrong question.
 

darkbeaver

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Their problem isn't low prices. Even when prices were high, they were going into the toilet.

They were instituting ridiculous leftist, populist and anti-capitalist policies that have failed repeatedly in developing countries.

When Marx said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce, he had Venezuela in mind.

There are $19 trillion American reasons to discount your opinion about Venezuelas economic problems taking into account the dismall economic prospects in your adopted mega economic holocaust, thee USA. That hole is like unto thee pit of biblical acclaim.
It is thought that the $19 trillion is a low end rough estimate. Even the pentagon cannot secure it's finances. Being eatin from within it is.
 

Ludlow

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There are $19 trillion American reasons to discount your opinion about Venezuelas economic problems taking into account the dismall economic prospects in your adopted mega economic holocaust, thee USA. That hole is like unto thee pit of biblical acclaim.
It is thought that the $19 trillion is a low end rough estimate. Even the pentagon cannot secure it's finances. Being eatin from within it is.
Everything is the US of A's fault it seems. The bailiff should whack our pee pees.
 

darkbeaver

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Everything is the US of A's fault it seems. The bailiff should whack our pee pees.

How many times have I listened to some American president exclaim the superiority of the American nation over all other nations of all other times. They have even used the word exceptional. If fault is to be found it rest with you Ludlow and your habit of swilling bottles of American Dream. Quess what? You're not in Kansas anymore. You will be crushed by the world, your Babylonian cities will be razed to the ground and your breatherin driven into wandering the globe with their hands out begging for mercy. That's if you're lucky. Certainly the world needs an excuse, quess who they've selected to take the hurt?
 

Ludlow

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How many times have I listened to some American president exclaim the superiority of the American nation over all other nations of all other times. They have even used the word exceptional. If fault is to be found it rest with you Ludlow and your habit of swilling bottles of American Dream. Quess what? You're not in Kansas anymore. You will be crushed by the world, your Babylonian cities will be razed to the ground and your breatherin driven into wandering the globe with their hands out begging for mercy. That's if you're lucky. Certainly the world needs an excuse, quess who they've selected to take the hurt?
The "American Dream " , as you call it exists only for a select few. This is a big country and we have our fair share of the working class. My suggestion is for you to broaden your vision instead of focusing on stereotypes and also,,,slack off on the conspiracy theories and tinfoil hat paranoia syndromes. Maybe remove the aluminum foil from your windows as well. :).
 

darkbeaver

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The "American Dream " , as you call it exists only for a select few. This is a big country and we have our fair share of the working class. My suggestion is for you to broaden your vision instead of focusing on stereotypes and also,,,slack off on the conspiracy theories and tinfoil hat paranoia syndromes. Maybe remove the aluminum foil from your windows as well. :).

The USA grade A koolaid makes it impossible to see any future except the good. While only very few of you live the American dream most of you still chase it, like dogs after a gut wagon. My views are based on history and history seems to indicate that the mighty fall with a great crash and the earth shudders and blinks for a while and then forgets. Ludblow, why is the word conspiracy in the dictionary? Why are there crimial proceedings in great number for conspiracy? Why are there warehouses full of conspiracy trial transcripts? You are a victim of the conspiracy to debunk conspiracies.