Re: Should the US support Venezuelan Rebels?
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But the same report indicates 1.2% 5-year compound annual growth in GDP, including 17.9% (!) growth in 2004 alone.
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You do realize that government spending is included in the GDP, right? Not to mention that inflation in Venezuela is humming along at 20%, right? The Chavez government is printing money like mad, devaluing the money supply and destroying the market economy there.
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