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Marksman_91

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2. The working class are actually now starting to get fed up with the current regime

Reply to Joe Shlabotnik (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 30, 2014, 12:31 AM

Apr 2014

http://reporteconfidencial.info/movil/noticiamovil.php?id_n=3217711

A protest occurred yesterday which counted with the participation of the state-owned Corpoelec, and it wasn't a protest in favor of the government, by the way.

And Venezuelans actually now have the 2nd lowest minimum wage in the continent, second only to Cuba, after the government's poor handling of the economy and resources has produced a skyrocketing inflation rate, leaving the bolivar almost as worthless as a sheet of toilet paper.

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Venezuela: Where the Wealthy Stir Violence While the Poor Build a New Society [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2014 OP

The establishment, world over, share the same fear... Joe Shlabotnik Apr 2014 #1

The working class are actually now starting to get fed up with the current regime Marksman_91 Apr 2014 #2