Atlas Shrugged. If you've never read it, it's very much your loss. READ IT. Yes it's long, but you can get the 10 disc abridged audio book for $10 on ebay. Buy it, it is one of the best books ever written.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...s-venezuelas-lawless-roads-idUSKBN1FT1G9?il=0
Actually read the article, the whole thing. It's not that long. Read about how people are so desperate for food and unwilling to work that truckers are in real danger, in fact high likelihood of getting looted of everything.
Now think back to reading A.S. Remember how people just stopped working? They counted on someone else doing the work and they got the free ride. To the point where trains weren't able to run due to maintenance failures.
Now compare that book to what is written in this article. It is prophetic.
Remember the steps in the book written 60+ years ago.
#1: gov't gets so overwhelming that business leaders simply quit as gov't took over their businesses via force/leverage. In Venezuela, oil companies were pushed out as the gov't did a forced take-over.
#2: Gov't incompetence & corruption drove those businesses into the ground. I think Venezuela is only producing about 25% of the oil compared to past years due to equipment failures.
#3: Circular failure. As gov't takeovers failed, they just keep taking more things over. Venezuela is hungry, so the gov't go into food distribution (to their cronies, of course).
#4: You end up with revolt. Get your popcorn ready, Venezuela is primed and ready for this.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...s-venezuelas-lawless-roads-idUSKBN1FT1G9?il=0
Actually read the article, the whole thing. It's not that long. Read about how people are so desperate for food and unwilling to work that truckers are in real danger, in fact high likelihood of getting looted of everything.
Now think back to reading A.S. Remember how people just stopped working? They counted on someone else doing the work and they got the free ride. To the point where trains weren't able to run due to maintenance failures.
Now compare that book to what is written in this article. It is prophetic.
Remember the steps in the book written 60+ years ago.
#1: gov't gets so overwhelming that business leaders simply quit as gov't took over their businesses via force/leverage. In Venezuela, oil companies were pushed out as the gov't did a forced take-over.
#2: Gov't incompetence & corruption drove those businesses into the ground. I think Venezuela is only producing about 25% of the oil compared to past years due to equipment failures.
#3: Circular failure. As gov't takeovers failed, they just keep taking more things over. Venezuela is hungry, so the gov't go into food distribution (to their cronies, of course).
#4: You end up with revolt. Get your popcorn ready, Venezuela is primed and ready for this.
