Current Events > Hundreds of children in VENEZUELA are starving to death

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/17/world/americas/venezuela-children-starving.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&_r=0

It's all in the article.
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Something something socialism liberals
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Hundreds
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part of it is usa sanctioning/targetting groups.
another part is poor policy of maduro.

venezuala is slowly switching currency btw..
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AmonAmarth posted...

part of it is usa sanctioning/targetting groups.
another part is poor policy of maduro.

venezuala is slowly switching currency btw..

The government is covering it up instead of taking action to fix the problem.

They have suppressed health statistics and bullied doctors.
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Care
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Will Venezuela back Bitcoins?
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hockeybub89 posted...

Something something socialism liberals

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hockeybub89 posted...

Something something socialism liberals

"It's not fair to use examples of socialism in practice to criticize socialism!"
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over half a million people are homeless in America

1 in 6 people in America face hunger. The USDA defines "food insecurity" as the lack of access, at times, to enough food for all household members. In 2011, households with children reported a significantly higher food insecurity rate than households without children: 20.6% vs. 12.2%.

That's millions

Also

45 Million Americans Still Stuck Below Poverty Line
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Paper_Okami posted...

over half a million people are homeless in America

1 in 6 people in America face hunger. The USDA defines "food insecurity" as the lack of access, at times, to enough food for all household members. In 2011, households with children reported a significantly higher food insecurity rate than households without children: 20.6% vs. 12.2%.

That's millions

Something something eat their boot straps
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The Admiral posted...

hockeybub89 posted...

Something something socialism liberals

"It's not fair to use examples of socialism in practice to criticize socialism!"

I mean, millions starve in America. Is capitalism to blame? Pure socialism is bad, sure, but people do shit like "Venezuela is shitty and socialist, so this is why universal healthcare would be bad in America!" You know because any time people support socialistic policies what they mean is "I support this becoming pure socialism and then Marxism and then the we become the USSR Part 2!"
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hockeybub89 posted...

I mean, millions starve in America.

LMAO
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Manocheese posted...

hockeybub89 posted...

I mean, millions starve in America.

LMAO

I literally provided statistics
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Manocheese posted...

hockeybub89 posted...

I mean, millions starve in America.

LMAO

Yeah that's a bit of a hyperbole
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hockeybub89 posted...

The Admiral posted...

hockeybub89 posted...

Something something socialism liberals

"It's not fair to use examples of socialism in practice to criticize socialism!"

I mean, millions starve in America. Is capitalism to blame? Pure socialism is bad, sure, but people do shit like "Venezuela is shitty and socialist, so this is why universal healthcare would be bad in America!" You know because any time people support socialistic policies what they mean is "I support this becoming pure socialism and then Marxism and then the we become the USSR Part 2!"

for once I agree (assuming you are mocking the cons who make such comments).
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fenderbender321 posted...

People having babies they cant feed. It's the #1 issue in the world. We can either encourage the behavior with handouts, or we can just let nature sort itself out.

They can't afford to feed them because capitalism does not pay laborers even slightly relative to the amount of work they perform.
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fenderbender321 posted...

People having babies they cant feed. It's the #1 issue in the world. We can either encourage the behavior with handouts, or we can just let nature sort itself out.

I ddon't know what exactly we can do besides the fact that it definitely isn't "let nature sort itself out." You're a nutcase.
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I think people are missing the boat by taking Venezuela and trying to directly compare it to America. America will give you real stats. Venezuela? Lol.
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fenderbender321 posted...

People having babies they cant feed. It's the #1 issue in the world. We can either encourage the behavior with handouts, or we can just let nature sort itself out.

Some of the babies were alive before the economy crashed
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Paper_Okami posted...

over half a million people are homeless in America

Thousands and thousands of them are voluntarily homeless, especially in southern California. Being homeless there basically equates to camping.
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r4X0r posted...

Paper_Okami posted...

over half a million people are homeless in America

Thousands and thousands of them are voluntarily homeless, especially in southern California. Being homeless there basically equates to camping.

prove it
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Most uninformed current events board on the entire Internet. This has been known for YEARS.

http://www.dailycal.org/2012/10/22/homeless-by-choice/

Homeless by choice

In preparation for this column, I spoke with several homeless people on Telegraph last Friday. It became clear to me that Measure S advocates should be able to take control of the second part of the debate by drawing attention to the fact that many homeless people in the Telegraph area at least the ones I talked to are not victims of poverty and misfortune but practitioners of a bizarre subculture that glorifies homelessness.

Most of the people who were camped out on Telegraph were in their early 20s. They sat on piles of sleeping bags or mattress pads, some of them shouting at passing pedestrians and cars, their pet pit bulls and cats tied to lamp posts. All of them told me that they chose to be homeless.

Now both of you say you're sorry.
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r4X0r posted...

Most uninformed current events board on the entire Internet. This has been known for YEARS.

http://www.dailycal.org/2012/10/22/homeless-by-choice/

Homeless by choice

In preparation for this column, I spoke with several homeless people on Telegraph last Friday. It became clear to me that Measure S advocates should be able to take control of the second part of the debate by drawing attention to the fact that many homeless people in the Telegraph area at least the ones I talked to are not victims of poverty and misfortune but practitioners of a bizarre subculture that glorifies homelessness.

Most of the people who were camped out on Telegraph were in their early 20s. They sat on piles of sleeping bags or mattress pads, some of them shouting at passing pedestrians and cars, their pet pit bulls and cats tied to lamp posts. All of them told me that they chose to be homeless.

Now both of you say you're sorry.

he speak to several homeless people, there are more than 550k homeless people in the U.S.
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For the record, he edited his post, his original post was an immature attack on the messenger.

"I demand proof!"
Here you go.
"I don't like your proof!"

Sorry kid.

https://austenallred.com/voluntarily-homeless-in-silicon-valley-9ce82eb9743d
Voluntarily Homeless in Silicon Valley

https://psmag.com/social-justice/crusties-gutter-punks-travelers-whatever-dont-call-homeless-89243
HOMELESS ON PURPOSE

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-your-life-changes-when-youre-voluntarily-homeless/
5 Ways Your Life Changes When You're (Voluntarily) Homeless

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/teerika-patterson/voluntary-homeless_b_1223405.html
Why I Voluntarily Became Homeless

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-homeless-ocean-beach-traveler-security-patrol-2014jun23-story.html
Theyre not homeless because they dont have the wherewithal to get housing, theyre choosing not to get housing.
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HUNDREDs
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The suffering of Venezuelan families is expected to worsen next year. Beyond the I.M.F.s warning that inflation could surpass 2,300 percent, observers worry that the leftist government will continue to refuse international aid for political reasons.

If they accept the help, they accept that there is a humanitarian crisis here, and officially recognize that their population is vulnerable, and just how much their policies failed them, said Susana Raffalli, a specialist on food emergencies who consults for Caritas in Venezuela.

Socialism and communism should be declared to be crimes against humanity.
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America is as bad as Venezuela?
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darkphoenix181 posted...

America is as bad as Venezuela?

i mean to clowns like hockeybub and Paper Okami, it's worse
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