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Venezuela Nationalizes Toilet Paper Factory to Cope with Toilet Paper Shortage
frontpagemag.com ^ | September 24, 2013 | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 10/07/2013 9:01:53 AM PDT by grundle

A Venezuelan state agency on Friday ordered the temporary takeover of a factory that produces toilet paper in what it called an effort to ensure consistent supplies after embarrassing shortages earlier this year.

Critics of President Nicolas Maduro say the nagging shortages of products ranging from bathroom tissue to milk are a sign his socialist government’s rigid price and currency controls are failing. They have also used the situation to poke fun at his administration on social media networks.

A national agency called Sundecop, which enforces price controls, said in a statement it would occupy one of the factories belonging to paper producer Manpa for 15 days, adding that National Guard troops would “safeguard” the facility.

“The action in the producer of toilet paper, sanitary napkins and disposable diapers responds to the state’s obligation to ensure a steady supply of basic goods for the people,” Sundecop said, adding it had observed “the violation of the right” to access such products.

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To: a fool in paradise
WWII Joke - How to wipe you backside on one normal sheet of paper:
  1. fold sheet in quarters. IE fold in half and then half again
  2. Tear out small round section in the corner of the folded sheet that corresponds to the center of the sheet - Make the hole about the right size for your forfinger
  3. Save the torn out piece, but do NOT unfold it (This is important)
  4. Stick your finger through the hole in the center of the main sheet and use aforementioned finger to wipe your butt
  5. Use the corner of the little piece you saved to clean out under your fingernail
ONE AND DONE - BUSINESS AS USUAL
21 posted on 10/07/2013 9:16:03 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: luvbach1
What are they using instead?

Newspapers with their 'dear leaders'' speeches.

22 posted on 10/07/2013 9:17:57 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior (A Russian.)
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To: grundle

“Venezuela Nationalizes Toilet Paper Factory to Cope with Toilet Paper Shortage”

That trick never works.


23 posted on 10/07/2013 9:19:07 AM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: SharpRightTurn

Of course, their actions have nothing to do with efficiency, production, necessary commodities or economics. Their policy can be described thus: More power over more people and more things.


24 posted on 10/07/2013 9:19:52 AM PDT by GilesB
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To: grundle
ahhh yes, the concentrated blessings of socialism at work yet again...
25 posted on 10/07/2013 9:19:56 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: grundle
Attention Cheryl Crowe, a toilet paper czar is needed by the Venezuelan government. Since your career has pretty well tanked, here's a way to jump start it by leading from the front. And, while you're trying to solve the TP shortage in Venezuela, make sure you stuff your private jet with enough to survive in the land of TP shortages.
26 posted on 10/07/2013 9:22:18 AM PDT by MasterGunner01
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To: grundle

Betcha the black market sellers of TP are wiping it up.


27 posted on 10/07/2013 9:22:24 AM PDT by lurk
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To: grundle

If I had the money, I’d start smuggling TP into Venezuela.


28 posted on 10/07/2013 9:31:53 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (Obama is an historic President. He's America's first 'Dear Leader' President.)
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To: MasterGunner01; A_Former_Democrat; a fool in paradise
...Sheryl Crowe...

Don't forget her BFF Laurie David. Haven't seen her mentioned in the news in quite a while. Ever since her [alleged] trysts with her MV pool boy...or was it a contractor? Or Algor?

Let'em all head to Venezula to show each citizen how to do it with one sheet on a one-to-one basis. At least each household.

That should keep them out of the country for a long while.

29 posted on 10/07/2013 9:33:37 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: luvbach1

Their hands. That’s what people hoodwinked into SOCIALISM do that don’t want to stand in line.


30 posted on 10/07/2013 9:34:06 AM PDT by spawn44 (moo)
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To: grundle

The National Toilet Paper.

Sounds like the US press.


31 posted on 10/07/2013 9:38:22 AM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/nicolae-hussein-obama/)
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To: grundle

The Venezuelan National Guard is attacking the Venezuelan toilet paper factory?

“Colonel!”

“Yes, what is it Sergeant?”

“The toilet paper bandits are pelting us with sanitary napkins!”

“Damn them! What kind of animals fight like this? Bring up the Kleenex battalion!”


32 posted on 10/07/2013 9:41:47 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: grundle
The real problem with TP in Venezuela is that they don't flush it; 3rd world sewer system can't process it. There is a trashcan by every toilet to put the used paper. flush the paper and the “creek” behind your hotel will be full of white streamers the next day.
33 posted on 10/07/2013 9:51:25 AM PDT by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
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To: grundle

We could send them about 100 printed copies of the Unaffordable Care Act aka Obamacancer. That should provide enough paper to cover the whole country.


34 posted on 10/07/2013 9:51:58 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("How long, O Lord, holy and true?" - Rev. 6:10)
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To: fungoking

yuck

As with everything else that they nationalize, production will drop


35 posted on 10/07/2013 10:08:30 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: grundle

What else will Bammy do here???


36 posted on 10/07/2013 10:36:26 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: luvbach1

They have big friends from Iran, they could use left hand and a water hose like mooselimbs around the world do.


37 posted on 10/07/2013 10:37:41 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: Lexington Green

Give this guy a cupie doll! Its a dead ringer.


38 posted on 10/07/2013 10:40:02 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: from occupied ga

Somebody call a moderator!!!!


39 posted on 10/07/2013 10:41:50 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: Freelance Warrior

The government has total control of the airwaves now, but there are a couple of pesky newspapers they will be moving against soon enough.


40 posted on 10/07/2013 10:46:04 AM PDT by GeronL
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