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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela Opposition Calls for Consideration of Force Against Regime [View all]MRubio
(285 posts)This country's economy has been absolutely wrecked at all levels, and it started with Chavez and was completed by Maduro. Some say it was all part of the socialist plan from the beginning. Dunno. I think it was a belief that government could do it better than the private sector coupled with corruption and smothered with incompetence of biblical proportions.
My interest is agriculture thought that's not what brought me here originally. I can honestly say that this past year, this area might have planted 5% of the corn crop that's normally planted, and was planted not more than 4 or 5 years ago. The agricultural sector, like so many others, was gutted and destroyed by chavismo and replaced with imports. Those imports have now been declining for years due to falling oil prices, declining oil production, corruption, and outright theft of the country's treasure by those who run the place.
Farms and ranches are under seige right now with everything being stolen, down to the barbed wire fences and the staples used to hold them in place.
All that taking place while hunger and inflation are sky-rocketing means we have the crisis we have today.