Once an example of South American democracy and economic success, due to the democratic freedoms its citizens once enjoyed along with the oil riches of the country, Venezuela is now staring at an exodus of its people to the U.S. For the first time ever, the number of Venezuelans applying for asylum in America topped […]
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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.
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Apparently, bakers are now in the crosshairs of the socialist Venezuelan government headed by Nicolas Maduro. Per Legal Insurrection, four bakers were arrested for not using wheat in baking regular bread and their union is demanding a meeting with Maduro to tell him why his demands are tough for bakers (and to free the bakers).
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With all the hand-wringing and criticism of Donald Trump from the Left and liberal media about his criticism of the press, real anti-media and anti-free speech actions are taking place in socialist Venezuela. As of Thursday, the Venezuelan government has kicked a CNN network off the air.
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Socialism doesn’t work, as Venezuela is demonstrating: President Nicolas Maduro hiked the minimum wage another 50% on Sunday, the fifth increase in the past year. That sounds like a big raise, but it pales in comparison with the dizzying increases in prices that have made food too expensive for many Venezuelans. Inflation is expected to surge to […]
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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, […]
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It’s a heart-breaking story…parents handing over their kids to neighbors in a worsening economic crisis in socialist Venezuela:
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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
Continue Reading5/25/2017 - Number of Venezuelans Seeking Asylum in America Jumps 160% as Country is Starving
4/24/2017 - Why did a Venezuelan-Owned Firm Donate $500,000 to Trump’s Inauguration while Facing Debt?
3/18/2017 - Venezuela’s Socialist War on Bakers during Food Crisis
2/19/2017 - While Liberal Media Gripes over Trump on Press Freedom, Socialist Venezuela Kicks CNN Network Off the Air
1/9/2017 - Socialist Economic Disaster in Venezuela: Hikes Minimum Wage 50% as Hyperinflation Rises
12/22/2016 - Socialist Venezuela: Parents Tell Children that Santa isn’t Coming This Year
12/18/2016 - Socialism Doesn’t Work: Venezuelans Hand Children Over to Others as Economic Crisis Continues
9/8/2016 - CBS News: Pets in (Socialist) Venezuela are Starving
9/2/2016 - ABC News, NBC News Mention Venezuela Recall Election Protest, but CNN, CBS News Don’t
7/24/2016 - Venezuelans Flee Economic Crisis and Head to Colombian Border
6/21/2016 - Even New York Times Runs Piece on Venezuela’s Socialist Disaster
6/17/2016 - Iran is Trying to Convert People in South and Central America
5/24/2016 - John Oliver Doesn’t Mention Socialism Once During Segment on Venezuela
5/20/2016 - Washington Post Article Lamenting the Fall of Venezuela Mentions Socialism Once
5/13/2016 - Brazil’s President Suspended and Will Face Impeachment Trial
4/28/2016 - Chaos Reigns as Brazil Prepares for the Olympics, 100 Days Away
3/24/2016 - Venezuela’s Bizzare Energy Crisis
2/17/2016 - World Health Organization Invests in a $56 Million Plan to Fight the Zika Virus
2/8/2016 - Colombia: Over 3,100 Pregnant Women Tested Positive for Zika Virus, but No Suspected Birth Defects
1/23/2016 - Ex-Gitmo Detainee Held on Domestic Violence Charge
1/22/2016 - Maybe Hipsters should Move to Venezuela: Socialists Start Urban Farming to Combat Food Shortages
12/30/2015 - Socialism ‘Works’: Homicide Rate Climbs in Venezuela, Could Surpass El Salvador
12/7/2015 - Venezuela’s Opposition Claims Victory in National Assembly Vote
11/13/2015 - US Gov’t Arrests Relatives of Venezuela’s Maduro in Drug Smuggling Bust
8/25/2015 - Childen with Cancer have to Stop Chemotherapy in Venezuela due to Medicine Shortages
4/14/2015 - Cuba Deal Doesn’t Lead to Better Human Rights Conditions in Latin America
3/28/2015 - DEA Sex Scandal in Colombia Highlights Pervasive Cultural Problem
3/9/2015 - Obama Sanctions Venezuela, but Not Cuba?
2/20/2015 - Russia is Arming Leftist Radical Latin American Military Forces
1/19/2015 - Argentinian Prosecutor found dead after Accusing Kirchner of Bomb Plot
1/11/2015 - Venezuela’s Grocery Stores under Military Protection
10/24/2014 - Protests Split Venezuela during Oil Price Crisis
12/22/2013 - Bolivia Accuses U.S. of helping American Escape the Country
12/12/2013 - Uruguay the First South American Country to Legalize Marijuana
10/13/2013 - Brazil investigating Google antitrust claims
9/6/2013 - Colombia: Public Approval for Current President at New Low
7/18/2013 - Brazil nixes plan to use Cuban doctors, looking to Spain & Portugal
7/8/2013 - Socialist Latin American countries offer Snowden asylum
6/24/2013 - Brazil President promises Reform; protests continue
