In Venezuela, The Dictator Who Stole Christmas - The Daily Beast
'By December 12, the date of the announcement, most Christmas bonuses had been paid, workers had their pockets full of those 100-Bolivar bills. '
'According to economist Anabella Abadi, the phenomenal excess of liquidity in the Venezuelan economy may well have caused the spike in the parallel exchange rate. '
'A stronger economy may have stood its ground against an insane measure such as this one, but Venezuela isn’t one. '
'The state media network came up with a clever way to wish Venezuelans a happy holiday, and replace Christmas with something else. '
'Usually, Venezuelans wait for their “aguinaldo” to buy Christmas presents, and to have some cash for their holiday vacations. '
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'By December 12, the date of the announcement, most Christmas bonuses had been paid, workers had their pockets full of those 100-Bolivar bills. '
'According to economist Anabella Abadi, the phenomenal excess of liquidity in the Venezuelan economy may well have caused the spike in the parallel exchange rate. '
'A stronger economy may have stood its ground against an insane measure such as this one, but Venezuela isn’t one. '
'The state media network came up with a clever way to wish Venezuelans a happy holiday, and replace Christmas with something else. '
'Usually, Venezuelans wait for their “aguinaldo” to buy Christmas presents, and to have some cash for their holiday vacations. '
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