Sunday, February 01, 2009

Black Humor: Top ten cynical reasons why people should vote Yes in the upcoming referendum Because only Chavez guarantees that the crime problem will not be solved and Venezuela will be able to hold the record for most homicides per 100,000 inhabitants and only the poor are affected by this. Because only with Chavez will Venezuela continue spending billions of dollars in military weapons which will one day allow us to invade any country we want. Because only with Chavez will public services get worse and I love eating by candle light and the smell of garbage. Because only Chavez insures that few people will their own house and if I don’t have one, why should anyone else? Because only under Chavez will we be able to prove whether Venezuela can have 100% inflation per year. Because Chavez is the only guarantee that a few Venezuelans will become multi-millionaires thanks to rampant corruption and a new wealthy Chavista oligarchy will replace (has replaced?) the old one. Because only under Chavez will my whole family be able to find jobs in Government-owned companies doing little and with no discipline. Because only Chavez will make the rich poor. Because only Chavez will keep sending billions of dollars in gifts to other countries in Latin America, most richer than Venezuela. Because only under Chavez will the public hospital system finally collapse and all Government workers will get private insurance and be able to use private clinics. And all of it will be done with love…Vote SI 11:54:37 PM    comment []

Chavez celebrates himself by declaring tomorrow a National holiday And to celebrate what a great guy he is and what a wonderful job he has done in the last ten years, Hugo Chavez decided today to make tomorrow a holiday, the anniversary of when he first assumed the Presidency. Of course, he hopes to pick up a votes along the way. I think there is no better way to celebrate his autocracy...maybe it should be permanent, Hugo Chavez Day, or the Autocrat´s Day, or Abuse of Power Day, or Look Ma! I can do anything I want Day... 8:12:37 PM    comment []

Oil revenues per capita since the 70’s: The Devil’s Excrement rules! Capitalism, Socialism, Oligarchs, Revolutionaries, IVth. Republic, Vth. Republic. It is all empty words, rhetoric for Venezuelans when you see the plot below which shows oil export revenues (in blue) and oil export revenues per capita (in red) from a presentation by Economist Miguel Angel Santos: As you can see, oil export revenues per capita are still below the peaks of the 70’s at US$ 3,500 per capita. So people felt better in the 70’s because of this and these same revenues keep people going today. But little has changed, there was no model then, there is no model today. It’s the Devil’ Excrement. 7:37:16 PM    comment []