• TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Damn, who knew it wasn't incompetence, but huge sanctions that stifled their economic development?

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      I mean, a lot of it was just the spot price of gasoline. Venezuela's darkest days paralleled Exxon's and Saudi Arabia's.

      The sanctions suck, but they've been working around those since the Bush Era. They just need a high value commodity to trade.