VENEZUELA DOUBLES DOWN ON STUPID

"Venezuela is reaching the end point of socialism: economic collapse. Its government, headed by Hugo Chavez’s successor and acolyte Nicolas Maduro, has followed the classic left-wing playbook, with the result, inter alia, that you can no longer buy toilet paper in Venezuela. Producing such a complex product evidently is beyond the capacity of the state.

Naturally, Venezuela suffers from rampant inflation, currently running at over 50% annually. So the government has imposed price controls. With an election impending, President Maduro has vowed to intensify enforcement of penalties for “price gouging.”...

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2 ... stupid.php

But will the electorate get it right this time?

FredHayek wrote: But will the electorate get it right this time?

Let's send in the UN to supervise the election... I'm sure that will ensure an impartial result.