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sabrina 1

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20. The issue was Venezuela's govt setting up 3,000 organizations to ensure

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 12:24 PM

Mar 2013

compliance with its current policy of price controls. China btw, and Argentina are doing the same thing.

As I pointed out, this was done by FDR, when YOU requested an example of price controls being successful.

I asked you for an example of any failed attempt at price controls that DID NOT include what is happening in Venezuela right now, predatory opportunists undermining the Government's efforts to curb inflation. You were unable to provide any such example.

If you are using Zimbabwe as an example of the failure of this policy WITHOUT what is happening in Ven right now, violators undermining the policies, then please explain and provide some direction as to where this claim can be proven.

Otherwise your veering off to Zimbabwe has zero relevance to this discussion.

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Venezuela Creates Over 3,000 Committees Against Speculation [View all] Catherina Mar 2013 OP

Superior idea, it's about time. Hoarding has been used as an evil weapon Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #1

Who is doing the hoarding? naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #2

The article explains it. They are talking about something we need to do here, sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #3

The article doesn't explain shit naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #4

Temporary price controls are often used when there are shortages of sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #5

Give me an example naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #6

Give me an example of price controls not being undermined sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #7

Lol naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #8

You have no examples? Well, there are examples of success with price controls. sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #13

Let's see some sources on that naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #14

You left out something. Price controls were undermined by sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #15

LOL. naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #16

so in other words, you admit price controls never work Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #9

So in other words, you have no examples. I never said whether I support them sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #10

I support the right to criticize a government's stupid policies Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #11

Was FDR 'stupid' in your opinion? sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #17

There are very specific examples of price controls not working: naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #12

And in all of those instances, they don't work because they have been sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #18

What? naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #19

The issue was Venezuela's govt setting up 3,000 organizations to ensure sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #20

OK naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #21