Jack Gruber | Photojournalist Caracas, Venezuela -- Workers and their children leave the Fabricio Ojeda Cooperative passing in front of a large mural of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in the Gramoven neighborhood of Caracas carrying items purchased at one of the government subsidized markets known as a Mercal. Some 47 percent of Venezuelans, mostly poor, buy subsidized food (40 percent off) at more than 15,000 "Mercal" centers established by the government in Venezuela. © 2007 USA TODAY