Archive for February 9th, 2007

Digg: Chavez fixes prices,profit motive evaporates,Result: massive food shortages

CARACAS, Venezuela — Meat cuts vanished from Venezuelan supermarkets this week, leaving only unsavory bits like chicken feet, while costly artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar, and many staples sell far above government-fixed prices.

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