Comments on: Harry Belafonte: The Mike Farrell of Calypso

By: Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com » Axis of Evil

Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com » Axis of Evil — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:18:09 +0000

[...] Until then however such statements are simply asinine hyperbole for the Danny Glovers and Harry Belafontes of the world. [...]

By: Fausta

Fausta — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:10:22 +0000

Venezuela is an economic disaster.

According to The Economist, http://www.economist.com/countries/Venezuela/profile.cfm?folder=Profile-Economic%20Data
Consumer prices (% change pa; av) in 2000: 16.21′
2001: 12.53
2002: 22.43
2003: 31.10

Recorded unemployment (%): 2000: 13.90
2001: 13.30
2002: 15.90
2003: 21.00

If you believe things got better all of the sudden, read this statistical analysis
http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/2006/01/chavez-effect-on-poverty.html
Poverty rate: 1998 43.9%
2001 39.0%
2004 47.0%

As for free healthcare, http://www.albacom.no/images/stories/video/tv2_231005.wmv. I transcribed the text here http://badhairblog.blogspot.com/2005/11/venezuela-norwegian-msm-goes-to.html

By: Camp Katrina

Camp Katrina — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:57:23 +0000

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By: Insider

Insider — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:02:32 +0000

Your points are noted however as the world’s fifth-largest exporter of oil one would expect improvement as oil prices have skyrocketed. Let’s see what he does with trade and the other areas of his economy. As we’ve seen with the middle east, oil income does not an economy make. Then there is the sticky issue of unemployment.

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 06:58:31 +0000

if he follows through on his economic and trade policies, Venezuela is going to be an even less fun place to live than it already is.

inflation is down from 40% to ~12%. Decent growth (double digits in 2006?). Plus, free national healthcare, better oil revenue system. Clearly, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

By: Independent Conservative

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