LordRaven wrote:Rolluplostinspace wrote:Venezuela: From Oil Proxy to the Bolivarian Movement and Sabotage.
Abysmal Poverty under US Proxy Rule (1918-1998)
..... a study on poverty in 1975 as Advisor to the Venezuelan Minister of Planning.
The study commissioned by the Ministry of Planning (CORDIPLAN) (involving an interdisciplinary research team) headed by Michel Chossudovsky was entitled: “Venezuela: La Mapa de la Pobreza”. (Venezuela: The Poverty Map)
Upon its release, the draft report was confiscated by the Minister of Planning. It was subsequently shelved on orders of the Cabinet (Consejo de Ministros) of President Carlos Perez.
It also addressed the role of government policy.
Venezuela’s oil wealth was not used to build schools and hospitals. The oil surplus was largely recycled into the hands of the oil giants and the local elites.
In the period prior to the Bolivarian Revolution, extending into the 1990s, the levels of poverty were abysmally high.
“More than 70 percent of the Venezuelan population did not meet minimum calorie and protein requirements, while approximately 45 percent were suffering from extreme undernourishment.
More than half of Venezuelan children suffered from some degree of malnutrition.
Infant mortality was exceedingly high.
23 percent of the Venezuelan population was illiterate. The rate of functional illiteracy was of the order of 42%.
One child in four was totally marginalized from the educational system (not even registered in the first grade of primary school).
More than half the children of school age never entered high school.
A majority of the population had little or no access to health care services.
Half the urban population had no access to an adequate system of running water within their home.
Unemployment was rampant.
More than 30 percent of the total workforce was unemployed or underemployed, while 67 percent of those employed in non-agricultural activities received a salary which did not enable them to meet basic human needs (food, health, housing, clothing, etc.).
Three-quarters of the labor force were receiving revenues below the minimum subsistence wage.”
Thanks for agreeing, Venezuelan Leaders have failed throughout history to put their own people first
That continues and people are suffering, it is disgusting and small wonder they are leaving.
With hyper inflation and people being shot or arrested it is not a great place to live, staying means suffering
Fletch wrote:Investigating Venezuela’s Hunger Crisis: Max Blumenthal Tours a Supermarket in Caracas
Watch
The corporate media claims Venezuela has no basic food or supplies, so The Grayzone investigated — at a giant supermarket in Caracas.
Socialism all over the shop...
Rolluplostinspace wrote:Grayzone — The Grayzone toured open air markets in Caracas full of food and supplies subsidized by the Venezuelan government, which debunk the “humanitarian crisis” lie spread by corporate media.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/venezuela ... ts/255484/
I wonder what the people of Venezuela think of British food banks.
Fletch wrote:LordRaven wrote:Rolluplostinspace wrote:Venezuela: From Oil Proxy to the Bolivarian Movement and Sabotage.
Abysmal Poverty under US Proxy Rule (1918-1998)
..... a study on poverty in 1975 as Advisor to the Venezuelan Minister of Planning.
The study commissioned by the Ministry of Planning (CORDIPLAN) (involving an interdisciplinary research team) headed by Michel Chossudovsky was entitled: “Venezuela: La Mapa de la Pobreza”. (Venezuela: The Poverty Map)
Upon its release, the draft report was confiscated by the Minister of Planning. It was subsequently shelved on orders of the Cabinet (Consejo de Ministros) of President Carlos Perez.
It also addressed the role of government policy.
Venezuela’s oil wealth was not used to build schools and hospitals. The oil surplus was largely recycled into the hands of the oil giants and the local elites.
In the period prior to the Bolivarian Revolution, extending into the 1990s, the levels of poverty were abysmally high.
“More than 70 percent of the Venezuelan population did not meet minimum calorie and protein requirements, while approximately 45 percent were suffering from extreme undernourishment.
More than half of Venezuelan children suffered from some degree of malnutrition.
Infant mortality was exceedingly high.
23 percent of the Venezuelan population was illiterate. The rate of functional illiteracy was of the order of 42%.
One child in four was totally marginalized from the educational system (not even registered in the first grade of primary school).
More than half the children of school age never entered high school.
A majority of the population had little or no access to health care services.
Half the urban population had no access to an adequate system of running water within their home.
Unemployment was rampant.
More than 30 percent of the total workforce was unemployed or underemployed, while 67 percent of those employed in non-agricultural activities received a salary which did not enable them to meet basic human needs (food, health, housing, clothing, etc.).
Three-quarters of the labor force were receiving revenues below the minimum subsistence wage.”
Thanks for agreeing, Venezuelan Leaders have failed throughout history to put their own people first
That continues and people are suffering, it is disgusting and small wonder they are leaving.
With hyper inflation and people being shot or arrested it is not a great place to live, staying means suffering
This under western style capitalism.
(as Jack said)
Fletch wrote:Rolluplostinspace wrote:Grayzone — The Grayzone toured open air markets in Caracas full of food and supplies subsidized by the Venezuelan government, which debunk the “humanitarian crisis” lie spread by corporate media.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/venezuela ... ts/255484/
I wonder what the people of Venezuela think of British food banks.
Inside Venezuela’s state-subsidized communal markets
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal toured open air markets in Caracas full of food and supplies subsidized by the Venezuelan government, which debunk the "humanitarian crisis" lie spread by corporate media.
Posted February 16, 2019
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/51170.htm
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