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Mayor of Caracas takes luxury golf courses to build housing for the poor
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5297246.stmThe mayor of Venezuela's capital Caracas says he plans to expropriate two exclusive golf courses and use the land for homes for the city's poor.
Mayor Juan Barreto has said playing golf on lavish courses within sight of the city's slums is "shameful".
Mr Barreto, an ally of President Hugo Chavez, has been trying to address a dramatic housing shortage in Caracas.
But critics say property rights are being eroded in Venezuela, where farms and ranches have also been seized.
Fantastic! If only the Venezuelans ruled the South East of England as well...
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I just hope it isnt too much at the expense of the middle class and he does it without turning himself into a nasty dictator in the process.
Perhaps a conversion to gardens/wooded area would be in order then.
I never got the point of golf I must say. They keep popping up like cancerous tumours all over Southern Spain- arguably the driest region in Europe :mad:
Golf is alright. If you remind yourself it is for fun, and not dead serious. However, some twat will always be super-serious and get all huffy if you don't do the course in under the par score, holding him up.
I like golf. I just hate the majority of people who play it.