Venezuela's Chavez Admits Not Funding Opposition-Led Regions

[naaman fletcher]

CARACAS (Dow Jones)--Venezuela President Hugo Chavez acknowledged Friday he withholds central government funding to regions that are controlled by the opposition, saying they don't deserve "one cent."

"It's impossible to work with them," Chavez, a socialist, said during a speech to supporters broadcast on state television. "You really think I'm going to give an governor one cent? For what? They're bourgeois."

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100910-711731.html

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Some democracy. You can vote for who you want but if you elect the wrong people your province won't get any money. Or let me guess, this is a mistranslation?