Gringo dough makes Chavez go...
It’s a shameless rip-off, but just for those of you who haven’t seen it, I’m reproducing this graph of Venezuelan imports from and exports to the US, from Miguel’s blog.
Just something to keep in mind as you read the piles of newspaper reports about how cash flush Chavez is. Hmmmmm…where are all these mountains of dollars coming from, anyway? From gringo drivers!
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