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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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17. I have been a passenger in most Soviet era airliners,

Reply to happyslug (Reply #15)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:42 AM

Jun 2014

I was more editorializing what might become of an airline operated by the crackpots running Venezuela. Airplanes in severe disrepair operating flights to only their ideological ally and probably crashing somewhere short of that.

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Greedy capitalists Spouting Horn Jun 2014 #1

You mean make money or go out of business? Air Lines are not "Not For Profit" charities..n/t EX500rider Jun 2014 #2

Right. Greedy capitalists. louielouie Jun 2014 #6

Yeah, &$%# any greedy teachers whose retirement depends on any stocks or mutual funds. 24601 Jun 2014 #13

Are you serious or are you being sarcastic. iandhr Jun 2014 #3

WTF? Not everyone is into the whole "socialist" thing. Pay your damn bills. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #4

If your employer refused to pay you, christx30 Jun 2014 #5

Workers aren't capitalists. louielouie Jun 2014 #7

People that work for a living christx30 Jun 2014 #10

Yeah, the NERVE of them to expect to get PAID for providing a service!!! MADem Jun 2014 #9

VZ isn't paying their bills--every airline is dealing with this. Air Canada led the charge. nt MADem Jun 2014 #8

Yeah, but we are the "evil empire" so it has to be our fault davidpdx Jun 2014 #14

Ain't that the truth! Blame America First--even if a weathy nation with a shitload MADem Jun 2014 #19

563rd verse, same as the first. nt 7962 Jun 2014 #11

So what? Mugab... pardon me... Maduro can start his own airline Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2014 #12

The AN-2 is considered one of the greatest, and safest planes ever to fly happyslug Jun 2014 #15

I have been a passenger in most Soviet era airliners, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2014 #17

The continuing problem of the "Dutch Disease" in Venezuela. happyslug Jun 2014 #16

Venezuela (and most of Latin America) already tried dependency theory Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2014 #18