[Osx-nutters] CIA in Venezuela

[Larry Sica]

On Dec 1, 2007, at 12:10 PM, rogerhoward at rogerroger.org wrote:

>
> On Dec 1, 2007, at 7:18 AM, Jared ''Danger'' Earle wrote:
>
>> On 1 Dec 2007, at 14:30, Chuck Bennett wrote:
>>> Would they bother to foment trouble that could cause oil prices to  
>>> go
>>> up even more.
>>
>>
>> Is the government supposed to care about the price of oil?
>
> Well, in a free market, of course not... but, well, the right likes to
> have it both ways - we're a free market until we're not.
>
> Anyway, I don't see why a government *wouldn't* care about the price
> of oil in their country - that's a major influence on economic
> stability and security. Whether the measures they take to ensure good
> prices are appropriate or not is a different question.. is fomenting
> (or not) revolution in a democratically elected state appropriate just
> to maintain stable prices appropriate? I dunno.
>

Of course they care.  Energy prices are a major issue.  It has such a  
profound effect on the overall economy and can make or break a  
politician, or a party.

> I do know that while Chavez is a populist with a lot of support, some
> of the "reforms" he's pushing now have laid bare his worst side for
> the world to see. We can argue the merits of industrial
> nationalization, land redistribution, social welfare, etc, but I don't
> see what removing term limits and other basic power checks does to
> advance anything but his own personal power.
>

Yah, it seems like he got a taste of something he likes and wants to  
keep it going.

--Larry

"there are three things to cry for in life - things that are lost,  
things that are found, and things that are magnificent.~douglas  
coupland"

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