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Tag: venezuela
Price Controls
Venezuela: the reason shops run out of food is because of price controls. If you make things too cheap you run out of it and you remove incentives for producers to continue business. If I made motel rooms cost only a dollar I’m sure they would be full at first. I’m also sure no new…
Weakness of Maximum Pressure
The Weakness of ‘Maximum Pressure’ Daniel Larison Posted on May 26, 2020 Originally appeared at The American Conservative. An Iranian tanker delivered some gasoline to Venezuela this week, and this is how the report in The New York Times framed the event: Venezuela needs gasoline and has gold. Iran has oil but needs cash.…
Coup Plot in Venezuela Thwarted
https://www.ancreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=114&t=33609 Coup plotters planned on assassinating the Venezuelan president and installing a de facto government. A coup plot against the Venezuelan government has been foiled, with both civilians and members of the military detained, President Nicolas Maduro revealed Thursday in a televised address. Those involved were being paid in U.S. dollars, and one of the…