The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
(Winston Churchill)
Well, it would appear that (T)Hugo Chavez is doing more than bringing Cuban style dictatorship to Venezuela. He's also reviving Soviet-style Lysenkoism. Venezuela will "equitably distribute sunlight". No, I am not making this up.
Now the leftist reformer, highly popular for redistributing oil income, is seeking to move the country's time zone to offer a more equitable distribution of sunlight.
Venezuela in September will turn clocks back by 30 minutes as it switches time zones to boost the amount of natural light to residents, a government official said on Thursday.
Next month Venezuelan clocks will be set at Greenwich Mean Time minus 4-1/2 hours, compared to the previous GMT minus four hours, Science and Technology Minister Hector Navarro told reporters at a news conference.
He said the measure sought "a more fair distribution of the sunrise," which would particularly help poor children who wake up before dawn to go to school.
"Very rigorous scientific studies have determined that … the metabolic activity of living beings is synchronized with the sun's light," he said.
Navarro said the government is planning to announce additional measures to "make more effective use of time."
Next up: Repealing the capitalistically imposed, authoritarian law of gravity to provide rigorously egalitarian distribution of weight.
Lysenko would be right on the same page with Chavez.
