Who Said Socialism Won't Work???

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Coca-Cola is halting production of its namesake soft drink in Venezuela for the foreseeable future due to a shortage of sugar.

The US company says it is being forced to take the action because it has run out of the raw material.

Venezuela's economy is teetering on the edge of collapse with widespread food shortages and inflation forecast to surpass 700%.

Last month, Venezuela's largest food and drinks company, Empresas Polar, stopped production of beer because it was unable to obtain enough imported barley.

Coca-Cola said sugar-free drinks would be unaffected.


The move comes after a week of violent clashes between security forces and supporters of the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro.

Last week Mr Maduro imposed a 60-day state of emergency giving extra powers to police and soldiers.

But analysts say that for many Venezuelans, the state of emergency is irrelevant as their daily life now involves spending hours waiting to buy scarce food and basic goods.

The situation in the country has got progressively worse. Last year the US designated Venezuela a danger to its national security.

On Friday, in response to the unrest, the President launched what he billed as the country's biggest-ever military exercises.

Two days of drills included fly pasts by Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MK2 strike jets and state TV showed tanks and troops on maneuvers.

The drill, codenamed "Independence 2016", involves 520,000 soldiers and military personnel and is thought to be aimed at the United States, which Mr Maduro blames for most of his country's problems.

 

[flacaltenn]

The Scandinavians have figured this out. You elect socialists for about 8 or 10 years and then JUST BEFORE the fit hits the shan, you call up the "conservatives" to fix it all for a couple years and then BOOT them. It's a self-healing system. Works kinda that way in lower Europia as well. And you still get to brag about how well Socialism works.

What you CAN'T do -- is go full Monty Socialist for longer than maxing out the credit cards and the time it takes for business to pack up and leave.

 

[Spare_change]

The Scandinavians have figured this out. You elect socialists for about 8 or 10 years and then JUST BEFORE the fit hits the shan, you call up the "conservatives" to fix it all for a couple years and then BOOT them. It's a self-healing system. Works kinda that way in lower Europia as well. And you still get to brag about how well Socialism works.

What you CAN'T do -- is go full Monty Socialist for longer than maxing out the credit cards and the time it takes for business to pack up and leave.

That's the same thing we do here ... Dems screw it up, and then when the people get restless, they elect a Republian who fixes it.

 

[sonic]

The Scandinavians have figured this out. You elect socialists for about 8 or 10 years and then JUST BEFORE the fit hits the shan, you call up the "conservatives" to fix it all for a couple years and then BOOT them. It's a self-healing system. Works kinda that way in lower Europia as well. And you still get to brag about how well Socialism works.

What you CAN'T do -- is go full Monty Socialist for longer than maxing out the credit cards and the time it takes for business to pack up and leave.

That's the same thing we do here ... Dems screw it up, and then when the people get restless, they elect a Republian who fixes it.

LMAO!! Remember the shape this country was in when Obama took office - on the edge of economic collapse due to Republican trickle down nonsense and failure to regulate financial institutions? Enough said.
You Right Wingers keep buying the long ago debunked ideology and never do the research to see that it failed. Why let pesky things like facts get in the way, right?

 

[Spare_change]

The Scandinavians have figured this out. You elect socialists for about 8 or 10 years and then JUST BEFORE the fit hits the shan, you call up the "conservatives" to fix it all for a couple years and then BOOT them. It's a self-healing system. Works kinda that way in lower Europia as well. And you still get to brag about how well Socialism works.

What you CAN'T do -- is go full Monty Socialist for longer than maxing out the credit cards and the time it takes for business to pack up and leave.

That's the same thing we do here ... Dems screw it up, and then when the people get restless, they elect a Republian who fixes it.

LMAO!! Remember the shape this country was in when Obama took office - on the edge of economic collapse due to Republican trickle down nonsense and failure to regulate financial institutions? Enough said.
You Right Wingers keep buying the long ago debunked ideology and never do the research to see that it failed. Why let pesky things like facts get in the way, right?

Yeah, I remember ... I also remember a Democratic congress that caused it, and then running and hiding from its responsibility for it. You conveniently ignore the fact that Dems were directly responsible for the housing crash.

Call Barney Franks ... maybe he'll tell the truth this time. Remember Johnson - Carter - and now Obama.

 

[flacaltenn]

The Scandinavians have figured this out. You elect socialists for about 8 or 10 years and then JUST BEFORE the fit hits the shan, you call up the "conservatives" to fix it all for a couple years and then BOOT them. It's a self-healing system. Works kinda that way in lower Europia as well. And you still get to brag about how well Socialism works.

What you CAN'T do -- is go full Monty Socialist for longer than maxing out the credit cards and the time it takes for business to pack up and leave.

That's the same thing we do here ... Dems screw it up, and then when the people get restless, they elect a Republian who fixes it.

LMAO!! Remember the shape this country was in when Obama took office - on the edge of economic collapse due to Republican trickle down nonsense and failure to regulate financial institutions? Enough said.
You Right Wingers keep buying the long ago debunked ideology and never do the research to see that it failed. Why let pesky things like facts get in the way, right?

Yeah, I remember ... I also remember a Democratic congress that caused it, and then running and hiding from its responsibility for it. You conveniently ignore the fact that Dems were directly responsible for the housing crash.

Call Barney Franks ... maybe he'll tell the truth this time. Remember Johnson - Carter - and now Obama.

They are STILL doing the same government advocacy of extremely risky loans that LED to that last crisis. NOTHING apparently changed.

Something has to give soon in Venezuela. Problem is accelerating to the point of folks starting to die.

 

[The Rabbi]

The solution to failed socialist programs is more socialist programs. We are a Bernie Sanders away from becoming Venezuela.

 

[mikegriffith1]

Yet liberals will still get on here and argue, in all seriousness, that conservatism is "wrong on the facts," "discredited," etc., when history is littered with examples of socialism's failure.

And it's so funny how liberals use Bill Clinton as an example when Clinton (1) held federal spending to its slowest growth rate in decades (before or since), (2) signed a massive cut in the capital gains tax, (3) cut taxes on couples with children, (4) expanded IRA exemptions, and (5) raised the exemption level on the inheritance tax. Yes, the economy did roar under Clinton, and that was because he followed conservative economic policies.

 

[The Rabbi]

Yet liberals will still get on here and argue, in all seriousness, that conservatism is "wrong on the facts," "discredited," etc., when history is littered with examples of socialism's failure.

And it's so funny how liberals use Bill Clinton as an example when Clinton (1) held federal spending to its slowest growth rate in decades (before or since), (2) signed a massive cut in the capital gains tax, (3) cut taxes on couples with children, (4) expanded IRA exemptions, and (5) raised the exemption level on the inheritance tax. Yes, the economy did roar under Clinton, and that was because he followed conservative economic policies.

Conservative policies produce superior growth and prosperity. This isn't even a question.

 

[BluesLegend]

Who Said Socialism Won't Work???

People who have lived in socialist countries...and customers waiting in line for hours at the DMV, and vets shortly before they died waiting on the VA to get off its ass.

 

[bripat9643]

The Scandinavians have figured this out. You elect socialists for about 8 or 10 years and then JUST BEFORE the fit hits the shan, you call up the "conservatives" to fix it all for a couple years and then BOOT them. It's a self-healing system. Works kinda that way in lower Europia as well. And you still get to brag about how well Socialism works.

What you CAN'T do -- is go full Monty Socialist for longer than maxing out the credit cards and the time it takes for business to pack up and leave.

A smarter way to go is to never elect socialists.

 

[flacaltenn]

The Scandinavians have figured this out. You elect socialists for about 8 or 10 years and then JUST BEFORE the fit hits the shan, you call up the "conservatives" to fix it all for a couple years and then BOOT them. It's a self-healing system. Works kinda that way in lower Europia as well. And you still get to brag about how well Socialism works.

What you CAN'T do -- is go full Monty Socialist for longer than maxing out the credit cards and the time it takes for business to pack up and leave.

A smarter way to go is to never elect socialists.

Too late for that advice -- ain't it?

 

[Desperado]

Who Said Socialism Won't Work???
Anyone who has lived in a Socialist Society like Cuba