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I remember running through the wet grass... falling a step behind...
nazis On a totaly seperate note, I am at home, enjoying a nice Triple Black before I go back to work. God I love small, trusting companies. BUT... I am not driving nor operating any heavy equipment... just dealing with tweakers who want free sewing machines from a newspaper.
Also, if you peeps want to watch something that has the potential to blow up in one of the biggest specs in history of our generation... keep an eye on Venezuela and their newly elected President, Hugo Chavez. Their congress and the people have, in essence, given him full power of the country for the next 18 months, allowing him to create, reform, and/or eliminate any and all laws governing over the judicial, economic, militaristic, etc systems.
He has openly said that he is taking the country into Socialist style of governing. If you read about it, I hate to compare anyone to the Nazi's, but it sounds like the rise of Hitler. Not that Chavez is bad (nor does he have anything against any race, religion, etc except the U.S., mostly Pres. Bush), but a struggling country elects a shining new Official who promises to take the nation to new heights, changes nearly the entire government instills a sense of national pride, focuses alot of the peoples anger onto one source (aka U.S.A.), and so on. People are lined up at the embassies to get passports and readying themselves to leave the country should the worse come to pass. He's already refused to renew an agreement for, I believe, is our only Air Force Base down in South America in 2009, which would be a huge blow to America's anti-drug enforcement.
And what, do you I hear you ask, does this really matter in the big scheme of things? How will it affect me? Well, Venezuela does provide a nice lil chunk of our oil, I believe about 2 billion (not for sure though, but close) barrels worth. If you can remember when there was an oil strike from them not so long ago, how high the gas prices surged. Think if they cut us off completely? We would survive no doubt, but an uprecedented blow like that would hurt.
Even though we supply them with a large amount of their income, their sudden boost in their money supply (70% higher than last year, insane) I would think offers the possiblity that in not too long, they could become self sufficient, especially the way Hugo is spending it. People are able to afford their own cars, businesses now have better access to utilities, so much money is being invested to bring up their education, health services, transportation networks, etc. That plus the Nationalism Mr. Chavez has instilled in the country, may not be long before the U.S. is seeing a slim cut of some of their exports and Venezuela find new import partners. While we provide about 30% of imports, they are making new allies all over. From Castro (long time friend of Chavez I believe), to their neighboring countries, to other socialist nations.
It might be nothing more than a lot of hot air, but it might also be an ominous sign of things to come.
Anyway... Happy Friday!
Also, if you peeps want to watch something that has the potential to blow up in one of the biggest specs in history of our generation... keep an eye on Venezuela and their newly elected President, Hugo Chavez. Their congress and the people have, in essence, given him full power of the country for the next 18 months, allowing him to create, reform, and/or eliminate any and all laws governing over the judicial, economic, militaristic, etc systems.
He has openly said that he is taking the country into Socialist style of governing. If you read about it, I hate to compare anyone to the Nazi's, but it sounds like the rise of Hitler. Not that Chavez is bad (nor does he have anything against any race, religion, etc except the U.S., mostly Pres. Bush), but a struggling country elects a shining new Official who promises to take the nation to new heights, changes nearly the entire government instills a sense of national pride, focuses alot of the peoples anger onto one source (aka U.S.A.), and so on. People are lined up at the embassies to get passports and readying themselves to leave the country should the worse come to pass. He's already refused to renew an agreement for, I believe, is our only Air Force Base down in South America in 2009, which would be a huge blow to America's anti-drug enforcement.
And what, do you I hear you ask, does this really matter in the big scheme of things? How will it affect me? Well, Venezuela does provide a nice lil chunk of our oil, I believe about 2 billion (not for sure though, but close) barrels worth. If you can remember when there was an oil strike from them not so long ago, how high the gas prices surged. Think if they cut us off completely? We would survive no doubt, but an uprecedented blow like that would hurt.
Even though we supply them with a large amount of their income, their sudden boost in their money supply (70% higher than last year, insane) I would think offers the possiblity that in not too long, they could become self sufficient, especially the way Hugo is spending it. People are able to afford their own cars, businesses now have better access to utilities, so much money is being invested to bring up their education, health services, transportation networks, etc. That plus the Nationalism Mr. Chavez has instilled in the country, may not be long before the U.S. is seeing a slim cut of some of their exports and Venezuela find new import partners. While we provide about 30% of imports, they are making new allies all over. From Castro (long time friend of Chavez I believe), to their neighboring countries, to other socialist nations.
It might be nothing more than a lot of hot air, but it might also be an ominous sign of things to come.
Anyway... Happy Friday!
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