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Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« on: January 20, 2008, 10:44:40 PM »
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)  -- President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to take over farms or milk plants if owners refuse to sell their milk for domestic consumption and instead seek higher profits abroad or from cheese-makers.

 With the country recently facing milk shortages, Chavez said "it's treason" if farmers deny milk to Venezuelans while selling it across the border in Colombia or for gourmet cheeses.

"In that case the farm must be expropriated," Chavez said, adding that the government could also take over milk plants and properties of beef producers.

"I'm putting you on alert," Chavez said. "If there's a producer that refuses to sell the product ... and sells it at a higher price abroad ... ministers, find me the proof so it can be expropriated."

Addressing his Cabinet, he said: "If the army must be brought in, you bring in the army."

More: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/20/venezuela.farms.ap/index.html

Chavez needs taken out of power.
« Last Edit: January 20, 2008, 11:08:30 PM by Attero Dominatus »
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Re: Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2008, 12:47:02 AM »
expropriation is such a civilized term for extortion

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Re: Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2008, 06:09:22 PM »
Someone is going to bump him off.

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Re: Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2008, 06:54:29 PM »
He doesn't sound much different from the Democrats I've talked to. 

"Why can't the oil companies sell to the United States at a lower price *whine*?"


If those people had their way, they'd be forced to.
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Re: Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2008, 06:58:51 PM »
nasty little dictator isn't he???
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Re: Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2008, 07:43:51 PM »
The Red Terror got its start like this, commandeering the output of the farmers to feed the 'Liberated' masses in the cities after the Reds FUBARed the economy.
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Re: Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2008, 04:14:34 AM »
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Someone is going to bump him off.

..and make him a martyr...I don't think so.

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Re: Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2008, 07:43:57 AM »
The price of meat is going to go way down for a while.   Then Chavez is going to wonder what happened to all the dairy cattle.
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Re: Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's 'treason'
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2008, 09:01:27 PM »
ECONOMICS 101


CAPITALISM

people = revenue streams

Result: Maximize client base to expand profitability



SOCIALISM

people = burdens on the system

Result: All resources must be rationed as consumption increases scarcity


Get it?
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