This is what happens when you mix hyperinflation, price controls and a totalitarian government.
Venezuela this week arrested four bakers making illegal brownies and other pastries as President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government threatens to take over bakeries in Caracas as part of a new "bread war," reports Reuters.
Maduro has sent inspectors and soldiers into more than 700 bakeries around the capital this week to enforce a rule that 90 percent of wheat must be destined to loaves rather than more expensive pastries and cakes.
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No wonder their economy is failing. Everyone knows that only 87.5% of wheat should go to make bread.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant comment showing the stupidity of a micro managed, centrally controlled government, thanks!
DeleteHilarious in the irony! Well done Jesse.
DeleteI heard that some bakers were making ham croissants. THE MONSTERS!
ReplyDeleteAt least the Venezuelan government won't force the bakers to bake cakes for gay weddings . . .
ReplyDeleteMaybe if they were more tolerant like that, there'd be peace and prosperity for all :}
DeleteIt's sort of funny watching this nonsense play out. If I had watched a TV show where the premise was that an evil government was arresting people for making brownies and croissants, I would think it is very unrealistic. But apparently the reality of these types of governments is even weirder than I can imagine.
ReplyDeleteOr more criminal than one could imagine.
ReplyDeleteWhile it is laughable from afar, it's pretty sad the suffering people are going through there.
The should pass an Affordable Bread Act forcing everyone to buy the 98% bread and penalize those who don't.
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