Don’t know what the fuck happened here.
for the better…hahahahaha…you are so funny
His policies did not work. 15 years later many in Venezuela are still dirt poor and are now starving. Again, a short term benefit did not produce long lasting results. Within a generation it went back to piss poor condition s.
I thought you were against high oil prices.
Can’t have it both ways.
We all knew you were a communist, but I appreciate the admission here.
How do you reconcile this with your belief in MMT which was founded by a hedge fudge manager - a quintessential capitalist? It’s an oxymoron.
As those under Mao and Stalin, many in Venezuela are suffering greatly.
We can debate the merits/flaws of capitalism and what should and shouldn’t be government funded but going full blown commie has been proven over and over not to be successful.
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You mean he funded his programs with the most profitable export his country had? How else was he supposed to fund it? Clearly not from taxes of people that had no money.
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No, that’s price gouging you’re thinking of.
Do you give any credance of Chavez only relying on one form of profit, namely oil profits?
And what would have happened if he relied on several exports to fund the programs?
MMT is merely a description of how the economy works on a Federal level.
Why did the suffering happen? And what about all the suffering under the capitalist U.S.?
Obviously it wasn’t enough. Other commodities or exports needed to be brought in the fold. What would have happened to his programs if they had other exports to fund it, huh?
Compared to Venezuela? Incredibly insignificant.
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Yep, sure keep telling yourself that. Tens of thousands of people die every year just because the lack of healthcare.
In addition, the Republican party has basically turned into a death cult. You have human garbage like Ted Cruz fist pumping another murdering politician because they killed a bill limiting insulin to $35/month sending people to their grave. Why was this done? All for more profits. Who could vote for those assholes?
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Healthcare doesn’t matter if one is starving…
Seriously, how dense can one person be?
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As someone who purchases insulin I completely get the cost issue and believe US healthcare and especially insurance needs a major overhaul.
I am not starving though.
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How does one claim this when health care cannot be denied under US law?
You read too much and understand too little.
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Because, as a Progressive, he assumes perfection can be achieved with the proper regulations.
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It’s worse than that. He’s a Marxist.
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Doesn’t negate the point. Why are tens of thousands of Americans dying each year because of lack of healthcare/? All this in the richest country in the world.
Why do loads of people die if this is true?
No one is asking for perfection. Just better than we are currently doing.
Then enlighten me with your knowledge.
Yeah, like a single-payer system like the vast majority of developed countries on this planet.
Oh right, because with enough Healthcare, we could all become eternal - right?
Fucking simpleton.
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How does “better” look, to you?
What specific results would you expect?