- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Venezuela overtakes Haiti as poorest country in western hemisphere
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:23 pm to NC_Tigah
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:23 pm to NC_Tigah
To be fair, using typical measurements of national wealth - GDP and PPP - Venezuala is not close to poorest in the Western Hemisphere. The metric used by the OP article looks more at wealth distribution than overall wealth
1
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:31 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Unpossible
Socialism is the tits.
All those pre20 year old reddit kids told me.
And Bernie knows best.
Socialism is the tits.
All those pre20 year old reddit kids told me.
And Bernie knows best.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:35 pm to joeyb147
But I thought Haiti's problem was "demographics".
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:44 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Sad for a country with oil to be worse off than a chunk of an island in the Caribbean.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:45 pm to TrueTiger
Its important to note that this country has more oil than any other on the planet, yet people are starving.
Explain that Progs.
Explain that Progs.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 6:26 am to bamarep
Still waiting for our resident progressives to produce a counterpoint. Any counterpoint will do.
Let's go Ralph, a want, Toddy, TBoy, CommoDawg, Atl, montanagator, PBHog, Sanctions, Decatur, TugJob. We're waiting.
Let's go Ralph, a want, Toddy, TBoy, CommoDawg, Atl, montanagator, PBHog, Sanctions, Decatur, TugJob. We're waiting.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 6:31 am to 14&Counting
quote:
Quite an accomplishment for a country as rich in energy resources as Venezuela
Their Oil sucks, its hard to refine. Also, their tankers are banned from international waters because they are covered with oil from their shitty ports. G Captain Banned At Sea
Posted on 4/20/17 at 6:44 am to Vols&Shaft83
quote:
Let's go Ralph, a want, Toddy, TBoy, CommoDawg, Atl, montanagator, PBHog, Sanctions, Decatur, TugJob. We're waiting.
Think of all the proud Chavez voters in 1998 who would have posted on their message board if they had one.
"We won, we won, we won!"
They voted for that shite originally.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 7:10 am to Loserman
I bet they're part of the 10% that's doing quite well for themselves. It work just the way the rich folks of Venezuela wanted it to work.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:29 am to bamarep
quote:
Its important to note that this country has more oil than any other on the planet, yet people are starving.
Explain that Progs.
But it is because socialism. Not because of the two corrupt arse "presidents" they have had back to back.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:30 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Moar socialism. MOAR.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:31 am to suavecito80
quote:
But it is because socialism. Not because of the two corrupt arse "presidents" they have had back to back.
Please show an instance where massive collectivization, public ownership of production and manufacturing, and price controls have resulted in increased economic output.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:33 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Fat finger down vote. Sorry. I refreshed and upvoted you
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:36 am to suavecito80
quote:
But it is because socialism. Not because of the two corrupt arse "presidents" they have had back to back.
Can you point me in the direction of the Latin American socialist leader who wasn't corrupt?
Let's talk about Latin America's bizarre distrust of private enterprise, I find it fascinating
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:53 am to Burhead
What would it take for them to stage a civil war/uprising? With as malnourished and poor the citizenry is, I couldn't imagine they have the weapons or ability to fight back. Would a group like FARC support the rebels since they are close to a peace deal in Columbia?
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:54 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Socialism wins again!!! 
Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:29 am to Antonio Moss
I never said socialism "worked" like you put it but to use Venezuela and any other country with a corrupt arse government to point that it does not work just isn't a good example at least to me.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:36 am to suavecito80
quote:You know what that sounds like?
I never said socialism "worked" like you put it but to use Venezuela and any other country with a corrupt arse government to point that it does not work just isn't a good example at least to me.
"Socialism will work next time if we just do it the right way."
Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:56 am to Scruffy
quote:
You know what that sounds like?
"Socialism will work next time if we just do it the right way."
"Socialism will work next time if we can just get rid of pesky things like reality and human nature."
Page 2 of 3
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News