Venezuela and poverty

The topic that I chose is about several Latin American countries being more stable than they were in the past. According to this Startribune article the number of people in poverty is falling rather quickly, and it’s thanks to new leadership in the area. These countries in the list are Venezuela, Brazil, and Mexico. There is a belief that the rich white community in these countries have kept down the natives of that area, with some help with the United States. According to this article the “…incomes of the poor are rising faster than those of the rich in Brazil…” With all the good things happening in some Latin American countries, the majority of them do not have leftist governments. Latin American countries are beginning to awake to a true democracy, in my opinion. With the election of new leaders such as Chavez it can be said that it is a true government of the people. The news mentions governments like Venezuela’s frequently, and I was wondering why the number of people in poverty was going down, until I read this article. One of the main things I continued to hear about Venezuela is basically bad news from news stations like CNN, NBC, and FOX. I am very pleased to hear that there is some progress, and even though it is early it’s still good news. The reason for less poverty in places like Venezuela is because they raised prices for their oil in exporting it to such countries as the United States.