Venezuela Bakes $65,000 Cake for Dead Dictator as Citizens Starve

[rangerrebew]

Venezuela Bakes $65,000 Cake for Dead Dictator as Citizens Starve
Josh Guckert
August 1, 2016
Gov't Incompetence

Government Celebrates Chávez, Rest of Venezuela Dies of Hunger

by Josh Guckert

The downtrodden nature of Venezuela and its economy has been well-documented by The Libertarian Republic over the last several months. However, news concerning the government’s birthday celebration for Hugo Chávez may take the cake.

According to Venezuelan newspaper Informe21, the party took place this past Thursday in Cuartel de la Montaña, a building in Caracas which serves as the mausoleum for Chávez. The former President of Venezuela died on March 5, 2013 at the age of 58 after serving in that role for fourteen years.

The newspaper estimates that the cake used about 720 eggs, 50 pounds of butter, 200 pounds each of flour and sugar, and 44 gallons of milk. Based on these measurements, the total cost would be somewhere around 650,000 Venezuelan Bolívars or $65,000. This would be enough to purchase at least 541 government food distribution packages.

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[geronl]

the total cost would be somewhere around 650,000 Venezuelan Bolívars or $65,000

I hope they don't believe in the official exchange rates when they write this stuff.

[Just_Victor]

What?! Let the citizens eat cake too.

[Fishrrman]

Paging Marie Antionette!

Please pick up the nearest [bloody red] courtesy phone!

[geronl]

What?! Let the citizens eat cake too.

Too bad they can't get any cake!

[TomSea]

Sadly, I saw some article that zoo animals are starving, poor things if this is true.

[geronl]

Sadly, I saw some article that zoo animals are starving, poor things if this is true.

Those animals haven't been eaten yet?

[Frank Cannon]

Just remember. These fine citizens of Venezuela voluntarily voted for this lifestyle a good number of years ago. Let them all enjoy every exquisite moment of this new Socialist hell.

[geronl]

Just remember. These fine citizens of Venezuela voluntarily voted for this lifestyle a good number of years ago. Let them all enjoy every exquisite moment of this new Socialist hell.

Much of the opposition are also socialistic, just to a lesser degree.

[rangerrebew]

Don't worry about Venezuela's cake, worry about the same kind of thing going on in the bowels of congress.