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1992 Became the 3rd-richest country in the Western Hemisphere
1997 Became the second largest purchaser of American vehicles
2001 Socialist government promising "income equality" was voted in
2004 Private healthcare abolished. All medical care socialized and taken over
by government
2007 All higher education becomes 'free'
2009 Socialist government bans all private ownership of firearms
2012 Venezuela praised by Bernie Sander for enacting their own "American >dream"
2014 Leaders of opposing parties are imprisoned
2016 Food and healthcare shortages become widespread
2017 The constitution and elections are suspended for reasons of "public >safety"
2018 Citizens are forced to resort to killing and eating their pets to >survive
2019 Unarmed citizens are routinely murdered by their own government
2020 Civil war
It took only one generation of 'progressive' leadership to destroy one of the >most prosperous counties in the Western Hemisphere and plunge it into mass >starvation, routine mass murder, and civil war.
Progress!
On Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:35:09 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
1992 Became the 3rd-richest country in the Western Hemisphere
1997 Became the second largest purchaser of American vehicles
2001 Socialist government promising "income equality" was voted in
2004 Private healthcare abolished. All medical care socialized and taken
over by government
2007 All higher education becomes 'free'
2009 Socialist government bans all private ownership of firearms
2012 Venezuela praised by Bernie Sander for enacting their own
"American dream"
2014 Leaders of opposing parties are imprisoned
2016 Food and healthcare shortages become widespread
2017 The constitution and elections are suspended for reasons of
public safety"
2018 Citizens are forced to resort to killing and eating their pets to
survive
2019 Unarmed citizens are routinely murdered by their own government
2020 Civil war
It took only one generation of 'progressive' leadership to destroy one of the
most prosperous counties in the Western Hemisphere and plunge it into mass >> starvation, routine mass murder, and civil war.
Progress!
Wasn't the problem there that much of the economy depended upon oil
sales. When prices were high the government didn't invest in their
economy and help insure the economy would still do well when oil
prices inevitably came down. Especially since the revenue from oil
sales went mostly to the government so few of the citizens benefited
from those sales.
On Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:35:09 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
1992 Became the 3rd-richest country in the Western Hemisphere
1997 Became the second largest purchaser of American vehicles
2001 Socialist government promising "income equality" was voted in
2004 Private healthcare abolished. All medical care socialized and taken over
by government
2007 All higher education becomes 'free'
2009 Socialist government bans all private ownership of firearms
2012 Venezuela praised by Bernie Sander for enacting their own "American
dream"
2014 Leaders of opposing parties are imprisoned
2016 Food and healthcare shortages become widespread
2017 The constitution and elections are suspended for reasons of "public
safety"
2018 Citizens are forced to resort to killing and eating their pets to
survive
2019 Unarmed citizens are routinely murdered by their own government
2020 Civil war
It took only one generation of 'progressive' leadership to destroy one of the
most prosperous counties in the Western Hemisphere and plunge it into mass >> starvation, routine mass murder, and civil war.
Progress!
Wasn't the problem there that much of the economy depended upon oil
sales. When prices were high the government didn't invest in their
economy and help insure the economy would still do well when oil
prices inevitably came down. Especially since the revenue from oil
sales went mostly to the government so few of the citizens benefited
from those sales.
On Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:35:09 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
1992 Became the 3rd-richest country in the Western Hemisphere
1997 Became the second largest purchaser of American vehicles
2001 Socialist government promising "income equality" was voted in
2004 Private healthcare abolished. All medical care socialized and taken over
by government
2007 All higher education becomes 'free'
2009 Socialist government bans all private ownership of firearms
2012 Venezuela praised by Bernie Sander for enacting their own "American >>dream"
2014 Leaders of opposing parties are imprisoned
2016 Food and healthcare shortages become widespread
2017 The constitution and elections are suspended for reasons of "public >>safety"
2018 Citizens are forced to resort to killing and eating their pets to >>survive
2019 Unarmed citizens are routinely murdered by their own government
2020 Civil war
It took only one generation of 'progressive' leadership to destroy one of the >>most prosperous counties in the Western Hemisphere and plunge it into mass >>starvation, routine mass murder, and civil war.
Progress!
Wasn't the problem there that much of the economy depended upon oil
sales. When prices were high the government didn't invest in their
economy and help insure the economy would still do well when oil
prices inevitably came down. Especially since the revenue from oil
sales went mostly to the government so few of the citizens benefited
from those sales.
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:35:09 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
1992 Became the 3rd-richest country in the Western Hemisphere
1997 Became the second largest purchaser of American vehicles
2001 Socialist government promising "income equality" was voted in >>> 2004 Private healthcare abolished. All medical care socialized and taken over
by government
2007 All higher education becomes 'free'
2009 Socialist government bans all private ownership of firearms
2012 Venezuela praised by Bernie Sander for enacting their own "American
dream"
2014 Leaders of opposing parties are imprisoned
2016 Food and healthcare shortages become widespread
2017 The constitution and elections are suspended for reasons of "public
safety"
2018 Citizens are forced to resort to killing and eating their pets to
survive
2019 Unarmed citizens are routinely murdered by their own government >>> 2020 Civil war
It took only one generation of 'progressive' leadership to destroy one of the
most prosperous counties in the Western Hemisphere and plunge it into mass >>> starvation, routine mass murder, and civil war.
Progress!
Wasn't the problem there that much of the economy depended upon oil
sales. When prices were high the government didn't invest in their
economy and help insure the economy would still do well when oil
prices inevitably came down. Especially since the revenue from oil
sales went mostly to the government so few of the citizens benefited
from those sales.
shawn, are you aware that Japan has nearly no natural resources and
lacks an adequate farm sector to feed themselves, yet despite having to import raw materials, they are prosperous?
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:35:09 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
1992 Became the 3rd-richest country in the Western Hemisphere
1997 Became the second largest purchaser of American vehicles
2001 Socialist government promising "income equality" was voted in
2004 Private healthcare abolished. All medical care socialized and taken over
by government
2007 All higher education becomes 'free'
2009 Socialist government bans all private ownership of firearms
2012 Venezuela praised by Bernie Sander for enacting their own "American >>>dream"
2014 Leaders of opposing parties are imprisoned
2016 Food and healthcare shortages become widespread
2017 The constitution and elections are suspended for reasons of "public >>>safety"
2018 Citizens are forced to resort to killing and eating their pets to >>>survive
2019 Unarmed citizens are routinely murdered by their own government
2020 Civil war
It took only one generation of 'progressive' leadership to destroy one of the
most prosperous counties in the Western Hemisphere and plunge it into mass >>>starvation, routine mass murder, and civil war.
Progress!
Wasn't the problem there that much of the economy depended upon oil
sales. When prices were high the government didn't invest in their
economy and help insure the economy would still do well when oil
prices inevitably came down. Especially since the revenue from oil
sales went mostly to the government so few of the citizens benefited
from those sales.
shawn, are you aware that Japan has nearly no natural resources and
lacks an adequate farm sector to feed themselves, yet despite having to >import raw materials, they are prosperous?
Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:44:02 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
. . .
Wasn't the problem there that much of the economy depended upon oil >>>sales. When prices were high the government didn't invest in their >>>economy and help insure the economy would still do well when oil
prices inevitably came down. Especially since the revenue from oil
sales went mostly to the government so few of the citizens benefited
from those sales.
shawn, are you aware that Japan has nearly no natural resources and
lacks an adequate farm sector to feed themselves, yet despite having to >>import raw materials, they are prosperous?
Um, thanks for supporting my point that Venezuela didn't take
advantage of the good times when oil was high to build up their
industrial infrastructure so the economy was diversified. Japan, on
the other hand, did that so they can end up getting through the bad
times in one industry due to the other industries.