Just like the haves here in America have a completely different opinion than the have nots.The moment you allow government to deny property rights to one group, they will be able to deny property rights to any group, including yourself. Look at Soviet Russia. Everyone thought that the communists would only take the property of the super wealthy..... when that wealth was gone, they started confiscating everything else. And when that was gone, forced labor in Gulags, was the natural result.
Same thing is happening in Venezuela. First they confiscated major international corporation property, then local corporations property, and now they are confiscating anything they want. When that runs out, who knows how far the socialist government in Venezuela will go.
I know people who are related to the wealthy class in Venezuela.
We've discussed Chavez on several occasions.
Their take:
What goes on there is not reported as it is.
They actually support what has happened and say that it has lifted many people out of poverty.
I am not defending it.
I am saying that I have counter claims from people who have relatives who are living it who say it is not what the press says it is.
I'm sure a rich communist would defend communism.
But the facts are, the "have nots" in America, are actually the Haves. Most of the poorest people in America, have a luxury standard of living compared to the rest of the world.
You do realize that if you have an income of just $32,000 a year, you are the top 1% of wage earners in the world?
The fact is the majority of the planet, can only DREAM of the standard of living, that our poorest people have.