>http://fusion.net/story/226925/mcdonalds-fries-are-back-in-venezuela-for-only-133/
>No longer allowed to import potatoes from the US
>Have to locally source
>The locally sourced fries now cost $133 for a large
>Socialismo!
>>55215024
I wouldn't buy McDonald's fries for a penny.
They suck teebeeaitch
>>55215165
they used to be a lot better, but the SJW crowd forced them to change how they're made.
>>55215024
>No longer allowed to import potatoes from the US
Good on Venezuela not allowing any of that american gmo cancer shit into their country
Based Maduro knows whats up
>>55215024
>$133
USD or Venezuelan bolívars?
>>55215265
Plenty of organic, non-GMO potatoes available, Paddy. Very unlikely that's why the socialist bus driver banned imports.
>>55215365
US. 800 bolivares.
>>55215378
Probably just going along with the new world trend of dumping everything american, along with your dollar
>>55215378
You think that's what McDonalds uses?
Anyway, if Venezuela really had balls, they'd ban all foreign restaurants in general. Venezuelans should be more than capable of starting their own restaurants. Why they get American grown food from an American company? It's silly.
>>55215709
A brilliant socialist strategy, that. Make stuff that should cost $2.00 cost $133.00.
>mfw the captcha was french fries
>inb4 this wasn't real socialism.jpg
>>55215850
>ou think that's what McDonalds uses?
Very unlikely. But even if they cost 2x what shit-tier potatoes cost, you could still import them and not have to charge $133 bucks per serving.
>>55215024
Mcdonalds fries are good but they salt them so much that they make my teeth grind.
>>55215024
>socialismo
>>55215024
Venezuelans are better off without French fries. They're just filler.
If potatoes are worth hundreds of dollars a pound in venezuela, won't farmers start growing them?
>people actually think McDonalds fries are made of potatoes
There's been reports of people killing police and taking their guns, I'd find the link but I'm too lazy
Basically the country is a failed state
>>55216032
>>55216032
Not how communism works friendo
You grow what the government wants you to grow
$133.00…
and worth every penny!
>>55216032
how much demand do you think there is for paying 133 dollars for fries in a place like venezuela
>>55215024
>french fries are necessary for life
>le ebin $130 in venezuala is the same as $130 in us meme
>>55216000
>>55215024
Seems like an arbitrary backlash
Well, I guess the free market will fix this, unless, you can grow potatoes in South America, some farmers will be making some good money until the price fixes itself
>>55216091
>communism
>has franchises
I don't think you understand economics.
>>55215024
who else thought of frylock
>>55216157
The fries [lg] cost 800 bolivares in local currency. At the official exchange rate, that's $133 US.
>>55216032
That's capitalism you're thinking of. Communism is where the government tells you what you're growing because they know better than you what the people need. Remember trying to make a profit is evil!
>>55215024
JUST
>>55216032
dumbass, capitalism only works when it proves my point
desu they are the most economical option. they don't need to be stored in any particular way and are a great snack six months later.
>>55216212
Buying food with currency isnt communism friend
the best part is that there's almost certainly another thread on this same board right now declaring obese people degenerate
>>55216284
And they'd be right.
>be Venezuelan
>tell gf you'll take her out to the most expensive restaurant in the country
>she sheds a tear of joy
>you blindfold her so its a real surprise
>you order a kids meal without fries for yourself
>you order her a large fries
>you take off the blindfold
>she says "this is all i ever wanted, you truly know how to treat a lady"
>>55215024
>A a large serving of fries costs 800 bolivares, which calculated at the government’s official exchange rate, is a whopping $133.
>At the black market currency exchange rate, the same fries are worth $1.15.
What the article is really saying: government's official exchange rate is balls
>>55216167
>free market
>socialist country
Oh wait
>>55216322
then it's good that mcdonald's is too expensive. prevents the moral hazard of degenerate obesity
>>55216048
Where does the starch come from?
>gmo potatoes
What's the point of applying cutting-edge technology to something that is already cheaper than dirt, and enough calories to doom a nation?
>>55216212
So you think embargoes are communism? Like if the US were to say embargo Cuban goods it automatically becomes the United Soviet Socialist States? The fact that it has corporations and markets and private ownership, none of that matters, an embargo means COMMUNISM.
>>55216355
>At the black market currency exchange rate, the same fries are worth $1.15
Actually, the black market exchange rate is higher than the government rate. Dollars are scarce in Venezuela. Anything scarce costs more on the black market.
>>55216341
Based Chile, why can't Venezufaila be more like you?
>>55216192
wow he's made of french fries
what a startling and deep connection you just made to this thread, as this thread is about french fries oh my fucking gooooood
>>55216430
Trade protectionism is communism (incl. when USA does it)
Local sourcing is a good idea when people do it willingly; if people are forced into it then shortages are the natural result. No place is good at producing everything, that's why trade exists and has existed for as long as people have been capable.
>>55215378
Ignore him. He's the Muslim shitposter who lives in Ireland.
>>55216341
My Venezuelan gf laughed hard at that.
>>55216517
then how is it that trade protectionism is lobbied for by private firms? surely you're not saying that corporations are communist
>>55216524
>be a Muslim
>relocate to Ireland
Sounds like he's going to go to sand-hell for pounding all them fifths. In sand hell, goats fuck YOU.
>>55216404
It would only be good if they reason for it wasn't the general fuckery of the entire economy at the hands of a socialist government run by morons.
And no, the availability of food that isn't necessarily healthy is not a cause of obesity. People are able to choose.
>>55215365
>USD or Venezuelan bolívars?
I'm guessing salary-equivalent.
>>55216636
>only be good if the they reason for it wasn't
>>55216192
bart simpson
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Chile/Venezuela/Crime
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Chile/Venezuela/Cost-of-living
Lmao, Venezuela sucks at everything.
>>55216968
>Lmao, Venezuela sucks at everything.
Socialismo!
>>55216517
>Trade protectionism is communism
Trade protectionism is part of Fascism you jackass, not communism.
