(Caracas, Venezuela)
First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities – toilet paper.During my life and travels outside the U.S., I learned that the availability of toilet paper can be dicey. Interestingly, a scarcity of toilet paper was occasionally coupled with shortages of foodstuffs.
Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, as it does for other shortages, the government says it will import 50m rolls to boost supplies.
That was little comfort to consumers struggling to find toilet paper on Wednesday.
"This is the last straw," said Manuel Fagundes, a shopper hunting for tissue in Caracas. "I'm 71 years old and this is the first time I've seen this."
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On ABC News this morning.
Venezuelans scramble to find toilet paper as government plans imports to alleviate shortage
Economists say Venezuela's shortages of some consumer products stem from price controls meant to make basic goods available to the poorest parts of society and the government's controls on foreign currency.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/now-venezuela-running-toilet-paper-19190675
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