Venezuela's Maduro admits economic 'catastrophe'

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4. We're not?

Three words: George Dubya Bush.

I should remind you that we didn't careen into Venezuela-style collapse in 2008 only because the Fed has the ability to print practically unlimited quantities of money to paper over the astronomical Bush-era derivatives losses - and, fortunately for us (and the world), they came through with flying colors to the tune of $20 to $40 trillion.