Posts Tagged ‘venezuela’
George Will: The BP shakedown = Northern Hemisphere Venzuela
George Will asked to comment on the BP $20 billion dollar contingency fund comes back with a classic answer. If you are not worried you should be. His biggest concern is the White House usurping the courts in terms of claims against BP and of course that it’s not exactly voluntary. The Chicago Way.
Read MoreVenezuela celebrates new year with power rationing
Apparently in South America, they welcomed 2010 with power problems. You cannot rely upon “green technologies” to fully meet your needs all the time and – in times of shortage – the government will ration the limited resource.
Read MoreRadio free Venezuela: Chavez orders stations closed
Ensuring the stronghold of socialism in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez has ordered 34 radio stations be shut down for “breaking the law” by not following new regulations. Yeah, right.
Read MoreChavez failing Economics 101 – sends army to rice plants
Economics is the study of the use of scarce resources which have alternative uses. This definition comes from the text Basic Economics written by Thomas Sowell. Hugo Chavez – president of Venezuela – should read at least the first couple chapters of this book. From Bloomberg.com… Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to tighten his grip…
Read MoreChavez Urges Workers – Avoid English Words
It seems like state phone company workers in Venezuela are using some English phrases and Hugo Chavez doesn’t like it. From the AP. President Hugo Chavez’s government is taking its battle against U.S. “imperialism” into Venezuelans’ dictionaries, urging state phone company workers to avoid English-language business and tech terms. Through a campaign launched Monday, newly…
Read MoreCan Hugo Destroy Venezuela in Record Time?
Hugo Chavez is on a mission. A mission to destroy the country of Venezuela and crush the spirit of the people. Here we have an emerging socialist country, doing it’s best to emulate the failure of Castro’s Cuba, and Chavez may just be able to pull it off in record time. In 2003, price controls…
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