kansasblue
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Tue Aug-23-05 11:23 PM
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BBC News (PBS) does Chavez and Robertson. |
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The BBC went over Chavez's policies. Noting that 83% of the country lives in poverty.
5% of the people own 80% of the land.
Chavez is helping the poor.
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BrklynLiberal
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Tue Aug-23-05 11:25 PM
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1. No wonder the Repukes want him out... |
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Tue Aug-23-05 11:30 PM
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3. The Repubs would love to make the USA like Venezuela |
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5% of the people own 80% of the land - they think this is paradise!
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Tue Aug-23-05 11:32 PM
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4. That is their goal, I'm sure..looking back to the "good old days" of 1900 |
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America for an example to emulate!!!!
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Tue Aug-23-05 11:27 PM
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2. Chavez is doing what De Soto recommends. Giving the poor the |
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capacity to own their land and get loans to start businesses. Exactly what the USA went through in the 1800s.
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Wed Aug-24-05 12:12 AM
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5. Jesus was big on helping the poor too. |
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Wed Aug-24-05 12:31 AM
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6. De Soto is one of the world's most respected economists on poor |
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Edited on Wed Aug-24-05 12:32 AM by applegrove
countries. Even Friedman likes his ideas. So too all the intellectuals in the third world. It is about creating capital for the poor. You cannot have a market unless people own something to begin with so they can get a loan to send a kid to school or buy a computer or a car. They need assets.
Chavez is in fact doing good for the market.
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