Never a good idea.
Found this wire article to be very interesting. There's alot of information both on poor Venezuelans' opinion of Chavez, as well as the government run grocery stores put in place by Chavez's government.
This paragraph made me thankful to live in a country where I don't have to rely on beauracracy to get me lunch:
On one recent trip to the store, Oliveros found no tomato sauce, sugar, chicken or mayonnaise. A store clerk, speaking on condition of anonymity because he feared for his job, said an informal strike by unpaid truck drivers has kept some foods from being distributed, while corrupt officials have stolen some supplies.
Also:
It's a view often echoed in the poor barrios of Venezuela, where Chavez remains popular as he seeks another six-year term. He has pledged to eliminate poverty completely by 2021, when he hopes to be in office still.
Yeah, I bet he does.
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