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hack89

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5. Skyrocketing inflation, food shortages, no foreign currency reserves, falling oil production

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:54 AM

Sep 2014

well documented and discussed in depth here.

Toss in a sky rocketing violent crime rate and it is clear things are going poorly in VZ.

Nothing wrong with a socialist experiment mixed with capitalism as long as one is realistic and willing to make changes if things are not going as expected. It is clear things are not going as expected.

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Maduro replaces Venezuela's longtime oil chief [View all] Zorro Sep 2014 OP

If he has been in charge of oil and their collapsing economy, then he won't be missed. FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #1

How is the economy collapsing? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #2

The economy is collapsing. IronGate Sep 2014 #3

Like I said, innuendo and empty claims, no stats, no expertise, just bald faced claims.....useless. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #7

No, well documented claims if you would use google. IronGate Sep 2014 #13

They are projected by experts to have the biggest drop in GDP in the developed world. FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #4

Greece, Italy, Spain, even America at one time, had single low digit recessions....big deal. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #8

Well, it's obvious you don't want to hear anything that conflicts with what you want to hear. FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #11

Skyrocketing inflation, food shortages, no foreign currency reserves, falling oil production hack89 Sep 2014 #5

Where is the beef in your bun? Where is the proof? What are the stats? Just saying so is just saying Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #9

Why not come back when someone posts that the CIA is actively destabilizing Venezuela? Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #10

You are new to the conversation here hack89 Sep 2014 #12

Try the water fluoridation conspiracy thread. You'll feel right at home. n/t Psephos Sep 2014 #15

Here are a few answers... Throd Sep 2014 #6

I know, huh? They are like disciples of Joe McCarthy. nt Zorra Sep 2014 #16

Chavistas are like disciples of Charlie McCarthy Zorro Sep 2014 #17

Sorry, but I just don't trust this Maduro guy. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #14