Thread: Spanish King tells Venezuelan President to 'shut up' during summit
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Old 12-04-2007
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Re: Spanish King tells Venezuelan President to 'shut up' during summit
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Originally Posted by Andrewl
Well i never said he was benevolent. But the fact remains that he has improved the lot of the poor, not diminished it.
Poverty's barely budged(so the Venezuelan government redefined it in such a way as to make it seem like it was dropping), street crime is rampant(the murder rate's tripled in recent years), inflation is close to 20%, and inequality has actually gone up slightly.

You call this improving the lot of the poor?
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