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Bacchus4.0

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4. it doesn't benefit poor people if there is no medicine to be had

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 06:20 PM

Feb 2013

it will be just like their food crisis which doesn't benefit poor people either. Ven. imports 70% of its products including food. Economic diversification and self sufficiency have been an abject failure in Venezuela. Not sure if there are even any efforts to do so.

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Venezuela to Limit Medicine Prices After Chavez Devaluation [View all] naaman fletcher Feb 2013 OP

Imagine that. 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #1

As I said naaman fletcher Feb 2013 #2

So they may need to fine-tune it a bit 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #3

it doesn't benefit poor people if there is no medicine to be had Bacchus4.0 Feb 2013 #4

Well, you may be right 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #5