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To: Zakeet

“Various estimates suggest the government already controls about half of the country’s food distribution, but that hasn’t stopped record shortages in shops and markets.”

What a great line. Half ownership hasn’t stopped shortages, but 100% ownership will? The writer seems surprised that government control somehow doesn’t improve the situation. It must be those outside agitators.


5 posted on 05/02/2015 11:27:26 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: VanShuyten

The problem is not Socialism, the problem is too many people for the socialist system to provide for.

They had the same problems in the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin.

The solution is obvious and it’s the same one employed by Lenin and Stalin, simply reduce the number of people you need to feed..


6 posted on 05/02/2015 11:35:08 PM PDT by rdcbn
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To: VanShuyten
I was surprised to read that Venezuela has the worst inflation in the world.

Even worse than Zimbabwe?

Now THAT'S a socialist accomplishment.

You suck so bad at economics that a Marxist dictator runs his country better than you do.

8 posted on 05/02/2015 11:38:23 PM PDT by boop (Hey, stoop, that's got gears. It ain't no Ford.)
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To: VanShuyten

The problem with it is when they own and operate everything, all the workers are government employees. The state pretends to pay them, and they pretend to work.


24 posted on 05/03/2015 3:42:56 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: VanShuyten

Fox Butterfield, is that you?


30 posted on 05/03/2015 4:52:50 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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