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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throw in some powdered milk and you can make a killing in some parts of the year when shelves are bare
I’m sure that toilet paper manufactured by clueless soldiers will be an absolutely fine product. /sarc
valuable knowledge should be shared.
You may be right. At least now we’ll know what to do when nobama nationalizes USA toilet paper.
Bingo! So, what are our local opportunities here in ObamaLand? We’ve starting keeping chickens this year for eggs and as future barter items. Next year come the beehives for honey.
Why is this so difficult to accomplish? Too many lazy unions and crooked cops must be tripling the price of each roll. Never mind the storage conditions of that termite filled ‘paper’.
They will have even more shortages. The Labour Party in England wants to put in price controls for oil and gas which in turn will lead to the same thing.
When will these idiots ever learn?
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