Thursday, August 20, 2015

Socialism at work.....

Reports from Venezuela indicate that a possum infestation on the 9th floor of a Venezuelan hospital in AnzoĆ”tegui has resulted in the deaths of 17 newborns.   Now it was funny, if nasty, that a nation that has vast pulpwood forests cannot provide itself sufficient toilet paper.  This, however, is something that should persuade even the most ardent Chavezistas of the truth of Reagan's adage; if you brought socialism to the Sahara, they'd soon have a shortage of sand.

End socialism; it's for the children.  Literally.

Update: reports indicate that Venezuela is also running short of food.  Again, impressive (or more accurately, depressive) that a nation so rich in natural resources to lack something so basic.  But that said, Ukraine was the breadbasket of Europe until Lenin and Stalin got a hold of it.  Lesson learned: socialism kills.

2 comments:

Gino said...

Venezuela should be a reasonable prosperous nation. too bad all this is happening, but they are ripe and prime for another dictator to take over to right the ship.

Bike Bubba said...

The trick is that a dictator can't right the ship--he might get Venezuela back to what it was before Chavez (which was better) and kick out the Cubans (which would be great), but the very premiss of a man who can "do anything" is contrary to the best economic program--free markets.

I ought to write more on that one.....