Comments on: 11 Years Later and He Still Blames His Predecessors http://chrisgrande.com/2010/03/12/11-years-later-and-he-still-blames-his-predecessors/ Taking the Road Less Traveled Makes ALL the Difference Wed, 09 May 2012 00:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Boston AL http://chrisgrande.com/2010/03/12/11-years-later-and-he-still-blames-his-predecessors/comment-page-1/#comment-10317 Boston AL Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:17:51 +0000 http://chrisgrande.com/?p=1274#comment-10317 Not only are murders up, so is kidnapping. Just like in Iraq and Mexico, kidnapping in Venezuela has turned into a crime epidemic. Due to a lack of rainfall to fill the country's major dams, hydro-electric generation cannot cover demand. So Chavez has implemented stiff fines (taxation) on the upper-class to reduce usage. The poor "steal" their electricity by tapping directly into the power lines and pay nothing for electricity and cannot be fined because they have no "meter" to record usage. Chavez also recently began taking over international hotel chains and converting their properties into (ow-income) housing units. What was once a beautiful and safe country is now desperate beyond belief. Everyday it gets worse as Chavez uses government to take over another private industry and run it into the ground. Not only are murders up, so is kidnapping. Just like in Iraq and Mexico, kidnapping in Venezuela has turned into a crime epidemic.

Due to a lack of rainfall to fill the country’s major dams, hydro-electric generation cannot cover demand. So Chavez has implemented stiff fines (taxation) on the upper-class to reduce usage. The poor “steal” their electricity by tapping directly into the power lines and pay nothing for electricity and cannot be fined because they have no “meter” to record usage.

Chavez also recently began taking over international hotel chains and converting their properties into (ow-income) housing units.

What was once a beautiful and safe country is now desperate beyond belief. Everyday it gets worse as Chavez uses government to take over another private industry and run it into the ground.

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