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Other U.S.-based multinational companies that still have operations in Venezuela, despite the country’s worsening economic and political situation, include PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (NASDAQ:GT).
1 posted on 04/21/2017 9:42:03 AM PDT by detective
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US companies still operating in VZ have the same caveat that women have in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. If you get assaulted, it’s your fault.


2 posted on 04/21/2017 9:45:04 AM PDT by lurk (TEat)
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It’s really going to suck when Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico follow suit.


3 posted on 04/21/2017 9:45:38 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it. MAGA!)
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Government Motors?


4 posted on 04/21/2017 9:46:18 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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You mean there are still US companies there? HAHAHAHA!


5 posted on 04/21/2017 9:46:20 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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Government Motors?


6 posted on 04/21/2017 9:46:24 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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If I had a company there, I’d try to, as much as on the down low as possible, piece it out so that there is nothing left but a shell. It might even be good, if I owned the property, to sell it with a lease back option.


7 posted on 04/21/2017 9:47:45 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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Paging Thomas Friedman, Thomas Friedman, Thomas Friedman please pick up the white courtesy phone please, your thesis is completely unraveling in Venezuela...Your thesis is completely unraveling in Venezuela.

Sssooooo Tom, who are going to blame this on...tapping fingers.


9 posted on 04/21/2017 9:55:16 AM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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They didn’t get the hint when VZ Chavez took over the oil Co.’s ?


11 posted on 04/21/2017 9:59:50 AM PDT by Vinnie
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I wonder if they Venezuelans will seize the Kalashnikov factory.


13 posted on 04/21/2017 10:04:46 AM PDT by Will88
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So why in the hell was GM having a plant in that communists empire of an insane ruler. What is wrong here, GM should have that facility in America. Venezuela currently is a real dump and will sell out to places like Russia.


14 posted on 04/21/2017 10:09:46 AM PDT by Logical me
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What is it they think they can do with it? Cant sell the big stuff its too specialized, can’t run it because no supplier is going to sell them anything. I suppose they can and will loot it. Sell the equipment for scrap. Try to collect the AR and ignore the AP. Imprison the management as scapegoats.

But this is the logical outcome. Maddie’s problem is he just wasn’t as smart as O and the unions. They looted not only GM, but its suppliers, its customers, and the US taxpayer.

The difference between the US and Venezuela was in degree not kind.


15 posted on 04/21/2017 10:17:26 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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The water cannon trucks don't look particularly effective down there.


16 posted on 04/21/2017 10:34:59 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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In Russia, car factory quits YOU!


17 posted on 04/21/2017 11:13:31 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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"...we’re working closely with Venezuelan authorities to assure a continuous operation in the country."

Translation: "We're paying our bribes and hoping for the best."

18 posted on 04/21/2017 11:20:00 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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Why are so many companies so suicidal to continue operations in countries like this?


20 posted on 04/21/2017 1:49:07 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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