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Why the the government reaction has been so severe is unclear. Part of the reason for the swift, if strange, response may come from the possibility that Venezuelans might blame their government for McDonald’s french fry shortage.....................Let them eat cake!
1 posted on 01/08/2015 3:02:22 PM PST by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

VZ used to be an exporter of food. It’s been an importer of about 2/3 of its food for years now, shortly after the start of the Glorious Communist Populist Elected Stupidity.


2 posted on 01/08/2015 3:05:30 PM PST by livius
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To: mandaladon

Economic war? I guess people who have zero understanding of economics can see economic war wherever they want.


3 posted on 01/08/2015 3:05:35 PM PST by samtheman
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To: mandaladon

par for the course

might get nationalized soon.... McHugo’s


5 posted on 01/08/2015 3:08:29 PM PST by GeronL
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To: mandaladon
Maybe Obama can help...


6 posted on 01/08/2015 3:11:27 PM PST by mylife
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To: mandaladon

It’s our fault? Really? Do the citizens believe that? If they wouldn’t have voted in Socialism, they’d be doing better.


8 posted on 01/08/2015 3:14:56 PM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: mandaladon
Next crisis:

Terrible tasting tater tots being served in North Korea's concentration camps considered an insult to Kim Dung.

Violent single digit IQ terrorists kill several people because they didnt like a cartoon... oops that one already happened

9 posted on 01/08/2015 3:15:00 PM PST by PATRIOT1876
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To: mandaladon

you say potato, and I say patata, you say tomato, and I say tomate...


11 posted on 01/08/2015 3:17:26 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: mandaladon

Hey Chavez and Maduro, “You want fries with that”?

Marie Antoinette: I’d prefer a good cake, myself.


17 posted on 01/08/2015 3:49:18 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: mandaladon
McDonald’s did blame the french fry shortage on the fact that it was having trouble importing potatoes, but attributed the difficulty to a U.S. labor dispute.

Seems to be some truth in the matter

http://www.potatopro.com/news/2014/west-coast-labor-dispute-hurting-idaho-potato-industry

Port disruptions on the West Coast due to labor contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are hurting Idaho agriculture and Idaho’s exporters.

The problems at West Coast ports are numerous including congestion, slowdowns and terminal closures. All of which are contributing to product delays, lack of available equipment, increased costs and lost sales.

Quite humorous that unions are the real culprit in the socialist paradise of Venezuela Mickey D's French Fry shortage...

18 posted on 01/08/2015 3:58:56 PM PST by Popman
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"Japan: Human tooth found in french fries at a McDonald’s.”

I guess the guys at the Soylent Corporation test labs still have some fine-tuning to complete.

20 posted on 01/08/2015 5:32:26 PM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: mandaladon

Hey Venezuela, McDonald’s suck. Make yer own.


21 posted on 01/08/2015 5:37:46 PM PST by logitech (It is time.)
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To: mandaladon

Who put the straw in strawberries? Nature did.

Who put the freak in French fries?

There’s no freak n French fries!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdqIJabjTJk


22 posted on 01/08/2015 5:42:19 PM PST by Redcitizen (.)
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To: mandaladon

They apparently do want fries with that.


23 posted on 01/08/2015 5:43:44 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: mandaladon

I’d expect Maduro’s response to be to price control the French Fries... that aren’t there.


24 posted on 01/08/2015 7:04:06 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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