Comments on: “Collective Property” in Venezuela

By: carlosganz

carlosganz — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:49:33 +0000

what venezuela really needs is a better education and better finiacial help. my family owns a coffee farm in venezuela and en=ven though i am only 14 i can see that they are struggling because they have no one to employ becauseeveeryone who apllies for financial aid is getting eneoph to live instead of alittle to get them staritng. so we cant sell the coffee and they are going to loose their land which is everything they got there, so whats supposed to happen? chavez has good intentions but he needs to set them up in chronilogical order so that the people can benifit completely.

By: Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:46:25 +0000

Okay,

So a shout-out to the Hugo Chavez fans out there.

Why is it okay for him to take the property of every Venezuelan citizen and declare it “communal” property, but he still gets to keep his mansions, private jets, and all that other fun stuff ?

Do you not see the man is a hypocrite ?

By: Nick M.

Nick M. — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:16:53 +0000

No, no, no Doug,

Private property for me, communal property for thee.

Nick

By: Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:54:31 +0000

Does this mean that Hugo will be giving up the Presidential palace and private airplanes ?

By: Adam Selene

Adam Selene — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:31:06 +0000

My guess is that we can have opinions on the validity of something and how well it will work without having been to that place.

By: k.

k. — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:06:39 +0000

my guess is that the three of you have never been to venezuela nor talked to a venezuelan.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:52:17 +0000

“”If Mr. Chavez really wants to help Venezuela’s poor farmers, he must offer them technical assistance and sufficient financing because land doesn’t become productive without investment,” said opposition leader Alfonzo Marquina. “We’re only seeing increasing shortages and more expensive products.”"

Of, he could try keeping the government’s hands out of the economy and stop his move toward socialism.

By: FuckingGringos

FuckingGringos — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:45:27 +0000

Keep it up comrade chavez! this is the only way to go. You are truly the modern day Jesus Christ!
viva hugo chavez!

we need to create the socialist paradise here one earth. screw the gringos, and they can go screw themselves.

By: Brad Warbiany

Brad Warbiany — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:09:05 +0000

You know, this is probably one of the worst moves yet. This is worse than the price controls. This is worse than the nationalization of oil companies.

Human beings don’t do well in “collective property” arrangements. Just ask the Pilgrims…