Speaker 1: The Washington Post just ran a long article title From
Speaker 1: Riches to Rags, and it's about Venezuela. Venezuela used to
Speaker 1: be one of South America's wealthiest nations, but now is
Speaker 1: one of the poorest. The Post describes how this oil
Speaker 1: rich country is Latin America's new underclass because it's buckling
Speaker 1: under the weight of Venezuela's descent into socialism. There's no food,
Speaker 1: there's no electricity, there's no money. Every day, five thousand
Speaker 1: people flee the country trying to escape starvation. In the
Speaker 1: last two years, two million have fled, another two million
Speaker 1: will leave this year. Women women risk being raped and
Speaker 1: attacked by smugglers, members of the upper class, skilled professionals.
Speaker 1: They are abandoning their property, taking jobs as day laborers
Speaker 1: in other countries. But life is worse for those who
Speaker 1: stay in Venezuela. It's also totally predictable, and I did
Speaker 1: predict it when Hugo Chavez came to power back in
Speaker 1: But our brilliant liberal elite, including Hollywood stars, praised Chabez
Speaker 1: and has chosen six us her socialist dictator, Nicholas Maduro.
Speaker 1: American liberals always celebrate socialism, just as they're doing today
Speaker 1: in the Democrat Party because they see it as total power.
Speaker 1: Even though it fails every time it's tried, they still
Speaker 1: think it hasn't been tried by the right people with
Speaker 1: the right amount of money, m