What's a socialist government to do? There has been an acute shortage of toilet paper in Venezuela for months so the government does what comes naturally; it takes over the largest factory in the country making TP. Why? The government of President Nicolas Maduro believes there is a conspiracy to hoard toilet paper. CNN: On Saturday, Vice President Jorge Arreaza announced the "temporary occupation" of the Paper Manufacturing Company's plant in the state of Aragua. The aim, he explained, is to review the "production, marketing and distribution (of) toilet paper." "The ... People's Defense from the Economy will not allow hoarding or failures in the production and distribution of essential commodities," the vice president said. By the "People's Defense," Arreaza was referring to a government agency created on September 13 by President Nicolas Maduro to "defeat the economic war that has been declared in the country," according to a report from state-run ATV. This group is...(Read Full Post)