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Bacchus4.0

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5. The HDI includes health and education indices

Reply to OBenario4 (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 11, 2017, 10:09 PM

Oct 2017

And other measures of whatever it is supposed to signify. Why would you attempt to introduce those factors into a discussion of economic wealth? Because you love Che I imagine

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Venezuela has never been "the wealthiest country" of South America [View all] OBenario4 Oct 2017 OP

They had oil. And the money all went to the very rich. Then they got Chavez. applegrove Oct 2017 #1

We could debate if Chavismo helped them or not... OBenario4 Oct 2017 #2

The HDI includes health and education indices Bacchus4.0 Oct 2017 #5

Because wealthy nations have good health and education indicators. OBenario4 Oct 2017 #7

nope. Not indicators of richness or wealth Bacchus4.0 Oct 2017 #8

I suspect many of the anti-venezuela posts here have ulterior motives DBoon Oct 2017 #3

Exactly. OBenario4 Oct 2017 #4

Chavismo has been soundly discredited Bacchus4.0 Oct 2017 #6

It's not "discrediting left wing movements in general" Jake Stern Oct 2017 #9

They do stand out in a zone where one expects to see comments from progressives, leftists, clearly. Judi Lynn Oct 2017 #10

The only anti-Venezuela types in this forum GatoGordo Oct 2017 #12

Greedy fascists are NOT the ones to speak for Americans. Never were, never will be. Judi Lynn Oct 2017 #13

And who are the greedy fascists? GatoGordo Oct 2017 #14

Here is an economist article on the issue: applegrove Oct 2017 #11