Once you become a refugee, your options are severely limited. But, sometimes, staying put isn’t an option and you’ve gotta go, go, go. Having the resources to make the trip easier, faster, and safer are paramount.
The fact that you’re able to have internet access and read this shows that, financially, you’re probably light years ahead of the people in this article. But, situations change and they change fast. When the truck driver offering to haul you through the mountain passes wants hard currency instead of trading for cans of tuna…those little 1/10 Eagles or 1 0z. silver Maples might come in handy.
Anyway…interesting article. Venezuela is a lost cause until they finally have their coup, and in the meantime the suffering there will provide interesting insight for those of us who study these sorts of problems and how to survive them. (Most obvious solution? Prevention…don’t vote for socialists.)
Hard currency is nice, but a can of tuna or beans you can eat. If you are hungry better have canned food.
Better still, have both to trade. Use the one of less worth in situ.
Damn Tragedy……
And a big part of accepting refugees from that hell hole is it does NOTHING to fix the core problem of Venezuela trouble. Until the government renounces Socialism and begins Capitalism, refugees will continue to stream across.
First thing when finding yourself at the bottom of hole – stop digging.
You’re right, but anyone with half a brain left long ago. The people who stayed are the dregs of society – welfare parasites, morons, criminals, and cripples. Even if they overturn that dumpster fire, who would go back?
Best education we could give young Americans, would be to give them a year abroad living ‘on the economy’ in one of these shitholes. First-hand experience has a nice way of ‘driving home’ how the real world actually works (or “doesn’t” in the case of Venezuela).
My home state of Hawaii is already (and has been for decades) in the hands of the socialists. It’s a choice slice of banana republic hell with the mismanagement, corruption, incompetence, and taxation. The unions have a death grip on the island and the worst has to be the longshoremen’s. It’s basically a hereditary guild of a couple hundred people who already make six figures yet constantly demand “parity” with mainland counterparts. Nothing moves when they strike. Whenever even a RUMOR of a strike occurs people rush out to stock up – on toilet paper – shelves are empty in hours…
Regards