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Re: Venezuela
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:08 pm
by peejay
Interesting parallel to our discussion here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44710012
Basically Iranians have been buying up gold coins since the US cancelled the nuclear deal...
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:31 pm
by hobo
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:55 pm
by Deeps
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:13 pm
by peejay
I also looked at that, gob-smacked, this morning!
Thing is, I thought Venezuela's troubles started with the drop in oil prices hurting tax revenues? Now that it's getting back where it was (at least petrol prices are) surely it would offer some respite?
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:47 am
by jansman
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:13 pm
by peejay
Ah, the old reliable chestnut of corruption, should have guessed...
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:08 pm
by jansman
I tried to find a political neutrality, but every site seems to say the same things about socialism.Mind you,corruption exi in all politr and religious systems.
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:22 pm
by Deeps
peejay wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:13 pm
Ah, the old reliable chestnut of corruption, should have guessed...
Oh you're such a cynic.
Yeah, who'd have thunk it though, people really are a selfish and greedy bunch. Going off at a tangent but I'm sure Chavez invited Gaddafi to leave Libya and move to Venezuela to live in luxury with his billions but the arrogant git decided to stay and fight it out. That one ended up with the good guys winning (well the bad guy losing) although its looking like the bad guy will have his day in Syria.
Sorry for the negative waves peeps.
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:32 pm
by peejay
It just saddens me that so many resource-rich countries that should have citizens living a good life (not even amazing life) get taken down by literally a handful of greedy b@st@rds
Re: Venezuela
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:40 pm
by Deeps
peejay wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:32 pm
It just saddens me that so many resource-rich countries that should have citizens living a good life (not even amazing life) get taken down by literally a handful of greedy b@st@rds
Totally agree, I'd make a really crap dictator, I don't need much and I certainly wouldn't be hanging on out of ego.