greg: as the gas in venezuela unfolds, we must ask how did this happen. socialism. the country s annual inflation rate is 80000%. i am no economist, but i would call that a lodge. in such circumstances, people are faced with grim choices. either eat their pets or move to cuba. many modern-day socialists will scream but no, no, no, venezuela isn t socialism as it is supposed to be, which is what socialism said about everything single socialist country since forever. venezuela isn t socialism like cuba and nicaragua and zimbabwe isn t socialism and so on. to infinity. that s the key difference between socialism and capitalism. capitalism doesn t need liars because it doesn t have to be perfect to work. it s decentralized. one glitch only goes so far but