Socialism always starts as a “people’s movement,” with mindless and ignorant people being directed by elitist con men in the background, telling the foolish that by bringing down the “rich,” everyone will share in the abundance that socialism will bring. It is always a lie, and invariably almost all the people end up in poverty, with the exception of the top socialist leaders who live like kings. Fidel Castro is certainly one who has lived that life, and his protege, Hugo Chavez destroyed the Venezuelan economy pursuing the same socialist policies.
When the economy comes crashing down, it is necessary for the leadership to blame an outside source, and when Chavez was alive, he continually named the United States for all of the woes the country was suffering from. In fact, the oil rich country provides 9 percent of the U.S. gross oil imports, which must be a considerable sum of export income to the nation of 30 million people. As such, the U.S. provided a huge portion of the countries income, but Chavez resented that as well.
Venezuela has expropriated foreign and domestic businesses, which means that the people have little invested in the country and are becoming very unhappy with the leadership as it nosedives to complete economic ruin.
For more on the Venezuelan “people’s paradise,” see page 2:
Socialism is and never has been a peoples movement it has always been started by people with one motive, complete power and control over everyone and everything!
Actually pushing for things that will help the middle.
Good grief. What a bunch of BS. Socialism is the problem!
Enlighten me Dewey. Do you want to cut down everything and pump c**p into every river for the almighty dollar? Are you expecting to just float away some day.
I own my own business. China is capitalist for some. Like in this country we have different rules for different classes of people. I am also conservative as far as the 2nd amendment goes. I know Bernie supports an assault weapons ban and I would tell him that is ridiculous, but the rest…. On board with the man.
Bull
Do a little research 95% of their export is oil the price of oil dropped no economic structure can Handle being that dependent on oil
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/15/venezuelas-oil-based-economy-is-about-to-flatline-then-what/
Canada’s system works for them because by comparison to the USA nobody lives there,
So the less population, the better your economy and services? What about Haiti and Mexico?