Tuesday, July 14, 2015

The 'Blinders' of Communism in Venezuela


Venezuela has definitely become the den of a big bad wolf wearing blinders that prevent it from seeing the economic and social disaster it has plunged the country into. Coming right out of its big mouth are serious issues such as general shortages, soaring inflation, an extreme distortion in exchange rates that range from the privileged Bs.6.30 per dollar to the unrealistic and unpayable Bs.600 per dollar eating away the international reserves, including the savings in Special Drawing Rights (SDR), out of which there are only $1.28 billion left. Meanwhile, Venezuelans are in a state of shock, all scared due to the uncertainty of not knowing how much longer they will be able to continue to cope with the shortages of food, medicines and a wide array of goods essential for their survival. More…

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