re: #157 Achilles Tang

That was interesting stuff about where Bain investors were from, but I take exception to the description of Venezuela as a socialist paradise and the 5th happiest people on the planet.

For a start, there have been about 160,000 murders (known) there since 1999, an that rate is many times what it was before Chavez. The place is a hellhole of gangs, drug dealers, corrupt politicians and stupid populist leadership.

I didn’t check out the Bain allegations but I’d take those with a big grain of salt given the source. My big question about Chavez is will he ever willingly give up power. He’s certainly a strong man authoritarian but I’m not sure how far he’s going to take it.