Latin America

hack89

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7. But when the problem is government incompetence

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 08:46 AM

Apr 2015

you have to honestly ask whether they can work themselves out of it. Their problem is whether they can arrest the ongoing economic collapse before social unrest gets out of hand. What we see now is a quickening cycle of unrest and political repression. Maduro is ruling by decree and arresting political opponents - the question is how far he is willing to go to tamp down public unhappiness with the government. The big test will be whether he decides to hold elections and whether he will permit any significant opponent to actually run against him.

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China Spoils Washington's Economic War against Venezuela [View all] Demeter Apr 2015 OP

This is an interesting article. Real food for thought. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #1

Latin America is attracting attention in my economics sources Demeter Apr 2015 #3

It's their own problem they didn't diversify their economies Marksman_91 Apr 2015 #2

Be that as it may, they deserve a chance to work themselves out of it, don't you think? djean111 Apr 2015 #4

But when the problem is government incompetence hack89 Apr 2015 #7

I understand that. It is just that I don't see anything but a return of rich people buying djean111 Apr 2015 #8

Nothing we are doing is impacting their economy hack89 Apr 2015 #9

Gosh, I was told the TPP and TTIP would fix all of our China problems!!!!!! djean111 Apr 2015 #5

More debt they can't pay. nt hack89 Apr 2015 #6