Meanwhile, in a government-run workers paradise, the inevitable happens....
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/21/world/...-toilet-paper/
"Facing shortages, Venezuela takes over toilet paper factory
By Marilia Brochetto and Greg Botelho, CNN
updated 10:05 PM EDT, Sat September 21, 2013
Venezuela occupies Paper Manufacturing Company's plant in Aragua, vice president says VP: Nation won't "allow hoarding or failures in the production and distribution" of essentials
(CNN) -- When you're running low on toilet paper and getting desperate, what do you do?
If you're the Venezuelan government, you take over a toilet paper factory.
On Saturday, Vice President Jorge Arreaza announced the "temporary occupation" of the Paper Manufacturing Company's plant in the state of Aragua. The aim, he explained, is to review the "production, marketing and distribution (of) toilet paper."
"The ... People's Defense from the Economy will not allow hoarding or failures in the production and distribution of essential commodities," the vice president said."
So basically, the government decides that manufacturers and distributers are "too greedy" so they put in price controls, as well as currency controls regarding import and exports.
These prove to be unrealistic, unworkable, and unprofitable, so lots of them go out of business....
So then the government takes over since there are now shortages....
.... I'm sure this will all work out. Central control of a market ALWAYS works out!
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