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In reply to the discussion: 4 Board Members of Enne Superstores Arrested in Venezuela for Food Hoarding [View all]Catherina
(35,568 posts)6. Video report of the confiscation in the 2 Enne stores. Manufactured "shortages"
Last edited Fri May 31, 2013, 12:43 PM - Edit history (2)
The inspection took place in the wee hours between Wednesday night and Tuesday morning
Milk, sugar, rice, oil, margarine....
It's all very planned.

First barely stock the shelves with certain items keeping these shortage items in storerooms instead, then cause a run on the markets (this is the famous bachaqueo) (with a dash of smuggler friends swooping in too for good measure)


Then broadcast the manufactured plight to the world with pictures like this crying that there are no supplies!

Lol. The picture below, again from Maracaibo, was taken early Wednesday morning after the government sent in 600 officials to conduct *surprise inspections* on these border areas where Uribe swore he'd attack Chavez from. Sacks of flour, oil, milk, mayonaise, coffee and (surprise surprise) toilet paper, all of it over the 20 day supply limit permitted in warehouses

And the same right wing *business* community that causes so many problems in the US, blames the government for the lack of love they feel from the little people. It's the same scam everywhere, like Enron's artificial gas shortages where hospitals had to rely on generators and streetlights on busy expressways weren't working and people died in car accidents for greed.
The toilet paper was a cute touch but it's not fooling anyone except those who think they're fooling anyone with their talk of how great the Free Market is and if Venezuela would only play ball, they'd have plenty of... toilet paper. No free education, no housing, no free healthcare, no strong labor laws, but they'll have... toilet paper lol.
Make them scream
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4 Board Members of Enne Superstores Arrested in Venezuela for Food Hoarding [View all]
Catherina
May 2013
OP
Over 1000 tons of basic foods seized, 6000 kilos of chicken in downtown Maracaibo (Zulia),
Catherina
May 2013
#4
Very worth the time investigating. Since they won't consider their fellow Venezuelans,
Judi Lynn
May 2013
#5
Video report of the confiscation in the 2 Enne stores. Manufactured "shortages"
Catherina
May 2013
#6
I have to wonder - why would these distributors hoard? I can think of a few reasons.
Flatulo
May 2013
#11
No. If anything, they've demonstrated a staggering level of incompetence about all things monetary.
Flatulo
May 2013
#13
Well, in my relatively uneducated opinion, the government of VZ has taken a decidedly Marxist
Flatulo
May 2013
#15
I'm not an advocate of laissez-faire capitalism, and the European social democracies
Flatulo
May 2013
#21
I think it's more the case that those who've relocated here are less risk-averse and thus less
Flatulo
May 2013
#22
The adjusted GDP closely tracks the price of oil. It's not like they increased their productivity,
Flatulo
May 2013
#25
My initial impressions of Chavez were indeed shaped by mainstream media depictions, and
Flatulo
May 2013
#23
I don't think the state is asking them to pay less. They're allowed to make a profit, but a fair one
Catherina
May 2013
#32
I'm glad you agree that a reasonable profit is not a bad thing. People need some incentive
Flatulo
May 2013
#39
I more or less agree with you on executive compensation and corporate governance.
Flatulo
May 2013
#43
Why do we need stock portfolios? What's wrong with good old-fashioned pension plans?
Catherina
May 2013
#46
Pension plans are great, if you can find them anymore in the private sector. Of course, the
Flatulo
May 2013
#47
Canada has the right idea on medicine. Most of their medicines are under price controls
Catherina
May 2013
#35