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By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in Authoritarianism | Contra Tyrannum | Dictatorship | Hugo Chavez | Totalitarianism | Venezuela — Comments (3) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to take over farms or milk plants if owners refuse to sell their milk for domestic consumption and instead seek higher profits abroad or from cheese-makers.
With the country recently facing milk shortages, Chavez said "it's treason" if farmers deny milk to Venezuelans while selling it across the border in Colombia or for gourmet cheeses.
"In that case the farm must be expropriated," Chavez said, adding that the government could also take over milk plants and properties of beef producers.
"I'm putting you on alert," Chavez said. "If there's a producer that refuses to sell the product ... and sells it at a higher price abroad ... ministers, find me the proof so it can be expropriated."
Addressing his Cabinet, he said: "If the army must be brought in, you bring in the army."
It leaves one speechless.
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AS with the Soviets and as with all centrally commanded economies - Socialism fails at food production . When you remove rational self interest from economic equations - the profit motive- you remove nearly 100% of the incentive to engage in work .
If you want to destroy the US medical sector and your health along with it put the control in the hands of a bunch of bureacrats .
Who'da thunk it?
When will the communists take over the Sahara, so we can have the predicted shortage of sand?
"How not to Stimulate Your Economy," ch. 1, pg. 1.