With Venezuela declaring war on the black-market dollar (and any and all capitalist free-market activity that produces margins above government mandates) the stories of empty shelves of toilet paper and food continue – as do the bloody protests (despite President Maduro’s proclamation that the ‘terrorists’ have been beaten).
#FullCommunism CC: @JAMyerson #SOSVenezuela http://ift.tt/NYi7F0
— Bill O’Keefe (@DefendWallSt) March 11, 2014
But to truly get a sense of life in Venezuela, the following image may bring back ugly memories for some…
People is marked like this in #Venezuela to be able to buy food http://ift.tt/1cvk075
— Roberto Rodríguez M. (@esosiquetetengo) March 8, 2014
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1epMGcN Tyler Durden