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Xicano

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4. But I thought Hugo Chavez and Venezuela was socialist?
Fri Dec 30, 2011, 08:18 PM
Dec 2011

Looks like Britain is twice as socialist as Venezuela and Japan and Germany are full blown communist compared to Venezuela.

LOL

And Mexico and Venezuela are considered by us to be the banana republics, Cleita Dec 2011 #1
1 real country,and 9 Commie utopias. athenasatanjesus Dec 2011 #2
Canada is a commie utopia? sarcasmo Dec 2011 #17
Thanks - stolen and copied to Facebook FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #3
But I thought Hugo Chavez and Venezuela was socialist? Xicano Dec 2011 #4
Actually, it is 343:1. But is that a bad thing? TE Lawrence Dec 2011 #5
But they get massive rewards whether they succeed or fail... CJCRANE Dec 2011 #6
I'm with you on bank bailouts, but at least the banks paid us back--taxpayers even made a profit. TE Lawrence Dec 2011 #15
Good for the bankers. You see we all need a bit of help now and then CJCRANE Dec 2011 #23
"But is that a bad thing?" Xicano Dec 2011 #7
Thank you, Xicano. prairierose Dec 2011 #8
Thanks prairierose Xicano Dec 2011 #12
+2 xchrom Dec 2011 #10
"is not only criminal" TE Lawrence Dec 2011 #16
This is where taxation comes in - TBF Dec 2011 #24
Right now - Tier 38% + SS/MC 15.3% = 53.3% at the federal level... TE Lawrence Dec 2011 #26
Ah yes, coddle the 'job creators' so they will 'trickle-down' on us, huh? PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #18
Have no idea what you're talking about... Xicano Dec 2011 #19
I was responding to "TE Lawrence" PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #20
Oh sorry PeaceNikki, my mistake.. Xicano Dec 2011 #21
s'alright. It happens! PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #22
I don't know about "coddle," but if they perform well, they will likely be rewarded. TE Lawrence Dec 2011 #25
However, some CEOs don't perform well and they are still rewarded. TexasTowelie Dec 2011 #27
Well, it seems whomever made it did perhaps make a mistake, so its 343:1 Huey P. Long Dec 2011 #29
k&r n/t RainDog Dec 2011 #9
I'll keep posting this until it goes viral: Initech Dec 2011 #11
Shared. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #13
It is a bit blurry. Because of the small type, it need be crisp and clear. Huey P. Long Dec 2011 #30
Thanks ,this should be enough of a picture orpupilofnature57 Dec 2011 #14
well done. now, i wonder if anyone's made a similar comparison of productivity, and intelligence. marasinghe Dec 2011 #28
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