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EX500rider

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8. The "sabotaging" has all been due to failed govt polices.

Reply to malaise (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:14 PM

Jan 2019

Price controls during rampant inflation making the shelves bare of food...check
Over printing money causing the million % inflation...check
Ridiculous multi-level currency controls ensuring no dollars to buy imports/no food...check
Confiscation of foreign property driving off investment...check
Firing competent oil workers and substituting lackeys, ensuring oil production drops...check
Failing to diversify the economy from oil...check
Failing to invest in electrical infrastructure resulting in rolling blackouts...check
Pricing gas so low it's all black marketed to neighboring countries...check

Command economies have never worked.

The US is Venz.s biggest trading partner for exports AND imports....that is some sabotage!

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Venezuela: All you need to know about the crisis in seven charts (BBC) [View all] EX500rider Jan 2019 OP

Even in the Chavez years inflation appears to be around 30 % MichMan Jan 2019 #1

Yeah same stupid polices that wrecked the economy but oil income was higher to hide it. n/t EX500rider Jan 2019 #3

Based on the graph, it appears like Chavez didn't do much with inflation. Massacure Jan 2019 #18

I thought Mexico said they were neutral? nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #2

Yeah I was surprised Mexico siding with Russia, N Korea, Iran and China.. EX500rider Jan 2019 #4

AMLO is going to move Mexico to the Sino-Russian sphere of influence. roamer65 Jan 2019 #16

Well, not quite everything: ret5hd Jan 2019 #5

Unknown Youtube guy in his shed Vs the BBC....hmmmmm...I wonder who I trust more. n/t EX500rider Jan 2019 #7

The issues he hit on weren't really addressed by the charts posted. ret5hd Jan 2019 #10

Unfortunately unknown guy stating something with no proof is vapourware. EX500rider Jan 2019 #11

Hey EXRider TheRealNorth Jan 2019 #26

The current regime is the one killing people in the streets. EX500rider Jan 2019 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author MH1 Jan 2019 #23

Forget Maduro malaise Jan 2019 #6

The "sabotaging" has all been due to failed govt polices. EX500rider Jan 2019 #8

Thank you. ret5hd Jan 2019 #12

Love to see some proof of Exxon's sabotage...or just something you thought up? n/t EX500rider Jan 2019 #13

Maybe you mean this about Exxon? EX500rider Jan 2019 #14

I think we both know that Exxon is going to take that oil malaise Jan 2019 #19

Not surprising Guyana needs help with their oil sector. EX500rider Jan 2019 #20

The graphs have a more coherent interpretation. Igel Jan 2019 #9

I smell war coming. roamer65 Jan 2019 #15

I smell a Ceaușescu coming Alea Jan 2019 #17

They already have a dictator n/t EX500rider Jan 2019 #21

That's not what I meant Alea Jan 2019 #22

yeah.. EX500rider Jan 2019 #24

The latest on who supports who: (BBC) EX500rider Jan 2019 #25