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> Do they already have forced labor camps in Venezuela? Yes. http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/29/news/economy/venezuela-decree-farm-labor/ http://money.cnn.com/201

• DominikR 10y ago
  Sad to hear that, but what's even more sad is that people never learn. Venezuela like most of South America will continue with some kind of Socialist policy and so they are damned to live in abject poverty for the rest of their lives. The fact that Socialism and government welfare is so attractive to many people, particularly women, is one of the main reasons why Democracy in combination with a strong government can and often is a grave danger to liberty and even the survival of society.
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  • tim333 10y ago
    Depends what you mean by "socialist policy" but Bolivia as a counter example: >the socialist policies of Evo Morales, Bolivia’s president since 2006, are based on exerting state control over natural resources and increased welfare spending >To the surprise of many, Bolivia is now Latin America’s fastest growing economy. At a 5 percent growth rate it now outstrips once dominant but now stagnating regional competitors like Brazil and Peru. Furthermore Bolivia boasts some very impressive macrofundametals: its level of international reserves are the highest in all of Latin America, it has slashed its government debt, and its inflation rate stands at a respectable 5 percent. The policies in Vz like pricing food less than the cost of producing it so the shelves are bare could better be described as moronic rather than socialist.
    • wyager 10y ago
      Sounds like Bolivia has some state resource monopolies and a medium-sized welfare budget. Hardly what I'd call "socialist". Venezuela is a real socialist planned economy. > described as moronic rather than socialist. It's both. You won't starve no matter how economically illiterate or malicious your government is if you don't let them set the prices of food and control trade.