Venezuelan President To Expand Price Controls
What could possibly go wrong?
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he plans to extend price controls to all consumer goods, if he is given powers to govern by decree.
In a televised address, Mr Maduro said that he wanted to set legal limits on businesses' profit margins.
His announcement followed the seizure on Saturday of shops accused of selling electronic goods at inflated prices.
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"In a televised address, Mr Maduro said that he wanted to set legal limits on businesses' profit margins."
He wants nothing of the sort. He wants to avoid the results of his past and continuing fuck-ups