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Venezuela is on the brink of a complete economic collapse

Sweden said:
I suppose when free grade school education was set up in your country and mine some called it 'socialism' now it is just taken for granted. May be it will be the same with 'free college' in 100 years time.
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Or maybe we'll go back to government by consent and rule of law.
 
jonny5 said:
Socialist states are totalitarian, thats the point. Bernie isnt going to ask us to redistribute our wealth, hes going to take it at gunpoint.
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Wait don't you own a gun? Man up dude! Stop being so scared!!!
 
Sweden said:
I suppose when free grade school education was set up in your country and mine some called it 'socialism' now it is just taken for granted. May be it will be the same with 'free college' in 100 years time.
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If we achieve cold fusion energy to power our homes factories etc. should be virtually free of charge.
 
Kushinator said:
You are either purposely putting out false information or are naive with respect to governance. Claiming to be a socialist state, ala the former U.S.S.R or P.R.o.C, is not the same thing as being a socialist state. The Democratic Republic of North Korea is anything but.
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What do you call an economic system in which the government seizes businesses and runs it itself? That is what happened in Venezuela. It is not a communist country but it certainly is socialist.
 
fmw said:
What do you call an economic system in which the government seizes businesses and runs it itself?
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PDVSA?

:lol: My statement stands.
 
Fenton said:
Texas diversified its economy....
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Just so you can't claim to be ignorant to the data when it is presented:

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fmw said:
I couldn't tell you. I have no idea what pdvsa means.
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Then why are you having matter of fact discussions pertaining to the Venezuelan economy?
 
Kushinator said:
Then why are you having matter of fact discussions pertaining to the Venezuelan economy?
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Probably for the same reason you are. Why are you equating a national economy to an oil company?
 
fmw said:
Probably for the same reason you are. Why are you equating a national economy to an oil company?
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:lol:

You do know what Venezuela is right?
 
fmw said:
Unlike you, I've actually been there.
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So what? I've been to France, yet I don't know how they make croissants. Merely crossing the Venezuelan border does not give you insight into their economy.
 
JohnfrmClevelan said:
So what? I've been to France, yet I don't know how they make croissants. Merely crossing the Venezuelan border does not give you insight into their economy.
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Welcome to the fray. If only I remembered what the original issue is. I made some comment and was attacked for it without any opinion. You've piled on. Hope it works for you. Let me know if you want to learn how to make croissants.
 
fmw said:
Welcome to the fray. If only I remembered what the original issue is. I made some comment and was attacked for it without any opinion.
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You equated socialism with authoritarianism about ten posts ago.
 
JohnfrmClevelan said:
You equated socialism with authoritarianism about ten posts ago.
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No I didn't. Venezuela is an example of both things. I didn't say they were the same thing.
 
jonny5 said:
Interesting paralells with the direction the US is going, and specifically where Feel the Bern wants it to go. Spend more, specifically on those who contribute the least, print money to pay for it. Nationalize production and put your cronies in charge of it. Wage class warfare.

This leads to socialism and financial collapse.
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Socialism is pure poison. Little amounts cause little damage, but with increasing doses, it causes misery and is fatal... every damn time.

The Demokrats are the Socialists of Amerika Party (SAPs)... and Sanders is really no different from the entire party.
 
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