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In reply to the discussion: Maduro government 'occupies' Venezuela electronics chain [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,709 posts)I must have missed that part.
I was just taken aback at the one-sided vitriol with no regard for there being more to the story.
There are reports that these store owners live in Miami. That they import at low percentages and then sell for 6x higher. Add to that the secret and not secret American economic war against Venezuela for having the audacity to stand up to American corporacrisy, I for one am not quick to ridicule how this President fights against this and the price gauging against his people. Perhaps he overplayed his hand, but to me its refreshing to see a world leader NOT simply enslaved to the "invisible hand of the market".
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/venezuelan-shoppers-amass-outside-seized-stores
I wonder how many of you would react if your own leaders directed the big oil companies to reduce gas prices and stop collusion and price gauging.