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Hungry Venezuelans Hunt Dogs, Cats, Pigeons as Food Runs Out
Economic Policy Journal ^ | 11 May 2016

Posted on 05/13/2016 4:11:05 PM PDT by Lorianne

This is what happens when you mix hyper-inflation, price controls, and totlaitarianism.

Pan Am Post reports:

Ramón Muchacho, Mayor of Chacao in Caracas, said the streets of the capital of Venezuela are filled with people killing animals for food. Through Twitter, Muchacho reported that in Venezuela, it is a “painful reality” that people “hunt cats, dogs and pigeons” to ease their hunger... The population’s desperation has begun to show, with looting and robberies for food increasing all the time. This Sunday, May 1, six Venezuelan military officials were arrested for stealing goats to ease their hunger, as there was no food at the Fort Manaure military base... .Supermarkets are registered into a system in such a way that they are not permitted to sell Venezuelans food 15 days since their purchase of the same product. As a result, long food lines have formed all over the country, with many people reselling their share to earn an “extra income.” -RW


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: hellhole; hillaryquote; hillarysocialist; socialisthell; thirdworld; venezuela; venezuelacrisis
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To: Lorianne

Cannibalism is coming to Caracas.


81 posted on 05/17/2016 1:05:24 PM PDT by attiladhun2 (The Free World has a new leader--his name is Benjamin Netanyahu)
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To: Pollster1
thppp, thppp, thppp!
82 posted on 05/17/2016 1:12:56 PM PDT by attiladhun2 (The Free World has a new leader--his name is Benjamin Netanyahu)
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To: headstamp 2

Most of them came north years ago rather than fight their corrupt government. Now they write messages on their cars in Florida about how the USA needs to fix their problem.


83 posted on 05/17/2016 1:22:12 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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