Venezuela’s Christmas Saved for All as Bonds Pay for Toys
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President Nicolas Maduro is guaranteeing a merry Christmas for his socialist revolution in Venezuela by using bond sales to fund imports of toys, alcohol, bicycles, trees, wrapping paper and food.
“All the dollars that our fatherland needs until December 31 are guaranteed,” Maduro said on state television on Oct. 10. “We are going to have a happy Christmas.”