(08-28-2018, 07:25 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(08-28-2018, 05:18 PM)mikesez Wrote: There are plenty of Venezuelans in Florida now. Find one ans tell them you think there was only one way for the US to go in 2008, that it couldn't have been worse.  They're a nice bunch usually so they won't laugh in your face but they will tell you you're wrong.

You are right. Had Obama had his way and congress not acted responsibly the US would have gone the way of Venezuela. Hugo Chavez was a hero to the Leftist 2/3 of the Dems, at least until his policies ran their course.

So yes, there was another way for the US to go. Fortunately, Obama blew all of his political capital on the Affordable Care act and never got the opportunity to complete his Venezuelan-inspired transformation of the US.

That's simply not true.  The only things Obama wanted that he wasn't able to get in his final six years were slightly higher spending, slightly higher taxes, and an immigration amnesty.
I'm not saying any of these things are good, but, none of those things are anything like what Venezuela has.
In Venezuela, the government owns oil companies and food processing, has price controls on food and gas, and doesn't let you import anything without completing a lot of paperwork proving that you tried to have it made in Venezuela. 
Obama came into office with the government owning AIG, GM, and Chrysler.  Hugo Chavez would have called that a good start.  Obama sold these assets back to the private market.  He was not a socialist.

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