The socialist Venezuelan government-owned oil firm, Citgo, donated $500,000 to help cover the costs of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. It called Venezuela’s spending into question under Nicolas Maduro, Hugo Chavez’s protege, as people are starving and the country’s cash reserves are dwindling quickly.
Venezuela’s socialist government has whittled down the country’s cash reserves from $20 billion down to $10 billion this year, while it needs $6 billion to pay off its debt. If Venezuela cannot pay them off, scarce resources like food will become even more scarce. Looks like socialism in Venezuela under Hugo Chavez’s protege, Nicolas Maduro, is […]
From NBC News: Three years of economic recession and exploding inflation has impacted industries throughout the oil-rich country. With a recent currency depreciation pumping up prices even higher, some parents are simply cancelling Christmas. “Last year I bought everything for my daughter,” said Dileida Palacios, a 40-year-old hairdresser dressed in black to mourn her son, […]
Wonder if Bernie Sanders supporters acknowledge the problems facing modern socialist countries like Venezuela: Give government control over things such as energy and food and see shortages and rations take place. As Venezuela’s economic crunch worsens, food shortages and rising poverty are forcing once middle-class Venezuelans to do the unthinkable: let their pets starve or […]
Why did ABC News and NBC News run articles on a massive recall election protest in socialist Venezuela, but not CNN or CBS News on their homepages? ABC News noted that Venezuela barred foreign media from entering the country this week and NBC News noted that opposition protesters endured two hours of waiting at a police […]
Pro-Bernie Sanders supporters protested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ahead of the DNC convention yesterday in protest of released DNC e-mails, which showed how the Democratic Party rigged the system in favor of Hillary Clinton.
Sounds like Colombia may need to build a wall or restrict refugees from coming in, to avoid a massive influx of economic refugees from the struggling socialist country of Venezuela. Photo by moneymakermj
Read the first couple paragraphs of the front-page piece on their website yesterday: CUMANÁ, Venezuela — With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation’s food is now transported under armed guard. Soldiers stand watch over bakeries. The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher shops. A 4-year-old girl was […]
It’s quite an experience to attend a Bernie Sanders rally: Supporters of all ages waved peace signs, wore hipster clothing and donned colorful dreadlocks, creating a laid-back, flower-power sort of atmosphere that looked like a polaroid-perfect scene from the 60s. Photo by hillels
It’s all about consistency on the issues, really: Although the 2016 campaign may no longer “feel the Bern” after tomorrow’s primary, hundreds of supporters at the Sanders’ DC rally last Thursday feel that Bernie has something that the other two candidates lack — consistency. “The reason that we are still Sanders, the reason that we […]